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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 Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
able
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From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
adventure
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was vividly aware of the stir his entrance caused among the office employees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
approaching
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though the heart of the office skipped a beat.
aware
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From this reading He was vividly aware of the stir his entrance caused among the office employees.
beat
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From this reading It was as though the heart of the office skipped a beat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
bit
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
Bonbright
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
brightness
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
caused
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From this reading He was vividly aware of the stir his entrance caused among the office employees.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
culprit
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
denied
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
detected
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
detention
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
employees
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From this reading He was vividly aware of the stir his entrance caused among the office employees.
entered
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
entrance
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From this reading He was vividly aware of the stir his entrance caused among the office employees.
episode
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
eyes
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From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
face
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From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
father
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From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
felt
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From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
flaunted
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From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
heart
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From this reading It was as though the heart of the office skipped a beat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
juvenile
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
meatiest
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
miraculously
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
newspapers
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
night's
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
office
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
public
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From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
ray
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
reckoning
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
sensations
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
skipped
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From this reading It was as though the heart of the office skipped a beat.
stir
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From this reading He was vividly aware of the stir his entrance caused among the office employees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
there
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though the heart of the office skipped a beat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
unavoidable
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From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
vividly
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From this reading He was vividly aware of the stir his entrance caused among the office employees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
whole
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From this reading If there was a ray of brightness in the whole episode it was that the newspapers had miraculously been denied the meatiest bit of his night's adventure--his detention in a cell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bonbright entered his office with the sensations of a detected juvenile culprit approaching an unavoidable reckoning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If that had been flaunted before the eyes of the public Bonbright felt he would never have been able to face his father.
