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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 "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
accountable
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
any
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
arrest
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
attack
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
caught
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From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
chance
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
convinced
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
endure
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
evidently
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
false
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
fever
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
goin
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
hardships
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
held
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
interposed
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From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
irascible
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
just
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
lady
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
making
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
men
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
merely
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From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
moment
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From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
own
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
Prime
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From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
put
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From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
quietly
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From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
recovering
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
rejoinder
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
rifle
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From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
say
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
severe
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
stooping
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From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
strictly
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
swiftly
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From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
terms
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
then
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
Tie
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
Tis
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
unreasonable
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From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
up
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From this reading "One moment," Prime interposed; and stooping swiftly he caught up the rifle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
wasting
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From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
way
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are merely wasting time," put in Prime quietly.
we'll
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From this reading "'Tis not for you to make terms," was the irascible rejoinder, and then to his men: "Tie their hands, and we'll be goin'."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Let me say first, though, that this lady is just recovering from a severe attack of fever, and you will be held strictly accountable if you make her endure any unreasonable hardships."
willing
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
wish
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From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You evidently have no wish to be convinced; and if you are willing to take the chance of making a false arrest you may have your own way.
