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16
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
added
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
air
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
already
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From this reading “You said he could tell nothing you did not already know.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
any
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
apparently
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
back
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
break
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
circumstances
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
consciousness
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You said he could tell nothing you did not already know.”
Cranston's
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
deep
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
definite
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You said he could tell nothing you did not already know.”
didn't
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
directly
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
embarrassing
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
face
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
far
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
followed
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
glanced
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
guess
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
half
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
irrelevantly
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
keen
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
know
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From this reading “You said he could tell nothing you did not already know.”
less
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
line
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
lost
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
make
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
man
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
manifested
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
Matthewson
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
mistake
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
more
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
name
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You said he could tell nothing you did not already know.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You said he could tell nothing you did not already know.”
obligation
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
pain
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
painful
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
purpose
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
Range
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
said
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
Scandal
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
seemed
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
shown
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
slowly
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
speaker
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
spoke
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
staying
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
surrounding
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
tell
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From this reading “You said he could tell nothing you did not already know.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
then
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
thought
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
thoughts
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
tracking
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From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
Trafford
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
up
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From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Matthewson glanced up with the air of a man who had half lost consciousness of surrounding circumstances in a line of painful thought.
willing
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From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
withdrawal
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From this reading The Range 16 Scandal “I guess I didn’t make any mistake in staying,” said Trafford, more to break the embarrassing silence which followed Cranston’s withdrawal, than with any definite purpose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The pain which manifested itself in his face would have shown a far less keen man what the speaker had in mind, yet was not willing more directly to name.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am under deep obligation to you,” he said slowly; and then, apparently tracking back to his thoughts before Trafford spoke, he added, as it seemed, irrelevantly:
