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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 JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
arrived
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From this reading Ike had his eye upon the man and arrived at a conclusion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ike had his eye upon the man and arrived at a conclusion.
BAD
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
beautiful
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
beauty
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From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
chance
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From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
concluded
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From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
conclusion
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From this reading Ike had his eye upon the man and arrived at a conclusion.
expression
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From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
eye
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From this reading Ike had his eye upon the man and arrived at a conclusion.
face
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
fellow's
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From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
gazed
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
GIRL
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ike had his eye upon the man and arrived at a conclusion.
IKE
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
IKE'S
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
INSTEAD
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
JACK
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
lake
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
MAN
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
meant
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From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
moment
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
observe
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From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
PLAY
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
removed
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
revealed
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
shadowingnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ.ɪŋ/
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
SUSPICION
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
SWIM
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
TAKES
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
THERE
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
TRICK
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
UP
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ike had his eye upon the man and arrived at a conclusion.
veil
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
VEILED
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
VERIFY
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From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
villain
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From this reading He concluded from the expression on the fellow's face that he was a villain and meant the beautiful girl no good.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK AND IKE PLAY A TRICK ON A BAD MAN AND VERIFY IKE'S SUSPICION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING UP--THE BAD MAN TAKES A SWIM INSTEAD OF THE VEILED GIRL.
waters
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From this reading The girl removed her veil a moment and gazed into the waters of the lake and her beautiful face was revealed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who had been shadowing her had a chance to observe her beauty.
