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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 Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
Aileen
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
any
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
beaten
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
brain
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
bruised
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
charges
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
choked
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
Cowperwood
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
crazy
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
cut
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From this reading Her scalp was cut in one place.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
disordered
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
emanations
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
entered
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
fact
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
floor
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
Fury
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
gone
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
haunted
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From this reading Nevertheless the things she had said haunted him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
head
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
heard
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
Hell
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her scalp was cut in one place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nevertheless the things she had said haunted him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
impression
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her scalp was cut in one place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
lost
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
making
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
means
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
moment
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless the things she had said haunted him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her scalp was cut in one place.
only
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
place
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From this reading Her scalp was cut in one place.
quickly
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
repeatedly
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
resulted
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From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
Rita
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
said
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From this reading Nevertheless the things she had said haunted him.
scalp
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From this reading Her scalp was cut in one place.
scratched
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
seriously
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From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
showing no sense of shame
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless the things she had said haunted him.
Sohlberg
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
some
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
things
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From this reading Nevertheless the things she had said haunted him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Aileen had repeatedly beaten her head on the floor, and this might have resulted seriously if Cowperwood had not entered as quickly as he had.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
truly
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From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hell Hath No Fury--" Rita was not dead by any means--only seriously bruised, scratched, and choked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sohlberg for the moment--for some little time, in fact--was under the impression that Aileen had truly lost her mind, had suddenly gone crazy, and that those shameless charges he had heard her making were the emanations of a disordered brain.
