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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 don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.
admitted
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From this reading "I'd enjoy it," admitted Calhoun, "but I have a job to do.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
Calhoun
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
denied
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'd enjoy it," admitted Calhoun, "but I have a job to do.
don't
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From this reading "You don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's got to be done.
easy
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
else
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
enjoy
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From this reading "I'd enjoy it," admitted Calhoun, "but I have a job to do.
got
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From this reading It's got to be done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd enjoy it," admitted Calhoun, "but I have a job to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
head
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
hero
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From this reading "You don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'd enjoy it," admitted Calhoun, "but I have a job to do.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd enjoy it," admitted Calhoun, "but I have a job to do.
implied
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From this reading The last was what Calhoun plainly implied.
important
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
It's
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From this reading It's got to be done.
job
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From this reading "I'd enjoy it," admitted Calhoun, "but I have a job to do.
Korvan
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last was what Calhoun plainly implied.
met
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
more
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last was what Calhoun plainly implied.
protested
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From this reading "You don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.
reaction
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
seem
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From this reading "You don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
trying
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From this reading "You don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The last was what Calhoun plainly implied.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She shook her head, but it was not easy to tell whether she denied the reaction of Korvan, whom Calhoun had never met, or denied that he was more important to her than anything else.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't seem to be trying to be a hero!" she protested.