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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 If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
ahead
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
any
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
BAD
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
blacker
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
convict
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
deeper
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
demanding
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
down
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
drove
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
due
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From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
dug
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
eager
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From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
EIGHT
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
fight
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
filth-loving
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
gave
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
gluttonous
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
going
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
happened
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
hard
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
HELEN
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
hospital
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
hot
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From this reading I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary.
hounding
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
interview
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From this reading I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
Jim
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From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
knew
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later
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From this reading I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary.
LOOKS
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
love
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From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
lowest
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
Mary
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
more
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
most
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
murder
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary.
particularly
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From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
prominent
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
public
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
punishment
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
realized
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
reporters
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scandal
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From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
sheet
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
socially
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
sooner
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From this reading I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary.
spirits
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From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
stand
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From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
Sun
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
trail
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From this reading I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary.
try
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
war
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From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHAPTER EIGHT IT LOOKS BAD FOR HELEN I drove Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war.
yellow
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
zealous
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From this reading If _The Sun_ were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any one who happened to be socially prominent, and in demanding punishment.
