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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 Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
all
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From this reading Then he said something about trusting to his faulty memory, and that was all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
bringing
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
busy
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
check
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
closely
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From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
day
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I had known it was he, I would have done so.
faulty
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From this reading Then he said something about trusting to his faulty memory, and that was all.
getting
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
hard
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I had known it was he, I would have done so.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he said something about trusting to his faulty memory, and that was all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I had known it was he, I would have done so.
INFORMATION
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If I had known it was he, I would have done so.
known
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From this reading “If I had known it was he, I would have done so.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
listened
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From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Then he said something about trusting to his faulty memory, and that was all.
money
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
more
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From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
mused
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From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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night
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
old
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
papers
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
received
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said
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From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
Sandow
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scene
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see
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
SEEKING
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
several
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If I had known it was he, I would have done so.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
suspicious
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From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
Then
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From this reading Then he said something about trusting to his faulty memory, and that was all.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me see, it was something about bringing the money and the papers, and that he had a hard time getting the money because the old doctor was getting suspicious.
times
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
Tom
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trusting
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From this reading Then he said something about trusting to his faulty memory, and that was all.
very
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
wish
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From this reading “I wish I had listened more closely to what Sandow said,” he mused.
witnessed
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From this reading SEEKING INFORMATION Though he was very busy the next day, Tom could not help thinking, several times, of the scene he had witnessed the night before, when he received the check.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I had known it was he, I would have done so.
