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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
accomplicenounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪs/
a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
answer
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
beating
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
came
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From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
control
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From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
count
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
counted
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
dared
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
dirty
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From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
dragging
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From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
dupe
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
felt
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
flash
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From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
further
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From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
gave
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From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
heart
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
immediate
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
innocent
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
interest
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From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
knew
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From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
longer
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From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
made
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From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
making
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
men
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From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
mess
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From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But further, she knew that if he gave her one second longer she could control herself.
own
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From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
personal
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From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
play
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
positions
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From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
safe
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From this reading To make their own positions safe they were dragging her into the dirty mess that they had made.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
second
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
sort
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
sought
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From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
spoken
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sought to play her for their dupe, their fool; they counted upon making her a sort of innocent accomplice, they dared to count upon her to help them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
voice
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
WARNING
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For the first time it came upon her in a flash that she had a personal interest in what these men did.
wildly
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From this reading WARNING She felt her heart beating wildly ... if at that second he had spoken to her she could not have found immediate voice in answer were it to save her life.
