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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 But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
acknowledges
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From this reading He acknowledges he's hard up, and he knew its value."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
bad
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From this reading "It looks bad for that young man, Chief.
Baldwin
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From this reading But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
Baxter
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Bet Baxter insisted that Phil Gordon was not mistaken when he said he had put the ivory fan on her father's desk.
Bet
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Bet Baxter insisted that Phil Gordon was not mistaken when he said he had put the ivory fan on her father's desk.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
Chief
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From this reading But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
desk
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detective
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fan
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father's
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It looks bad for that young man, Chief.
Gordon
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hard
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From this reading He acknowledges he's hard up, and he knew its value."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was the last to have it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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he's
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From this reading He acknowledges he's hard up, and he knew its value."
head
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks bad for that young man, Chief.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He acknowledges he's hard up, and he knew its value."
ivory
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knew
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From this reading He acknowledges he's hard up, and he knew its value."
last
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From this reading He was the last to have it.
later
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looks
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From this reading "It looks bad for that young man, Chief.
man
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From this reading "It looks bad for that young man, Chief.
mistaken
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Bet Baxter insisted that Phil Gordon was not mistaken when he said he had put the ivory fan on her father's desk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Bet Baxter insisted that Phil Gordon was not mistaken when he said he had put the ivory fan on her father's desk.
Phil
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put
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said
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shook
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SUSPICION
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talk
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Bet Baxter insisted that Phil Gordon was not mistaken when he said he had put the ivory fan on her father's desk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the detective shook his head and later in a talk to Chief Baldwin said:
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Bet Baxter insisted that Phil Gordon was not mistaken when he said he had put the ivory fan on her father's desk.
up
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From this reading He acknowledges he's hard up, and he knew its value."
value
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From this reading He acknowledges he's hard up, and he knew its value."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Bet Baxter insisted that Phil Gordon was not mistaken when he said he had put the ivory fan on her father's desk.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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young
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From this reading "It looks bad for that young man, Chief.
