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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 Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
actress
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
anyhow
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From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
arrest
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
beautiful
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
book
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
central
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
character
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
conviction
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
death
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From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
deeply
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From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
entailed
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From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
failure
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From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
guillotine
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From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
hairbrush
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From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
Hazard's
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
instance
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From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
knew
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
local
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
love
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From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
lover
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From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
man
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From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
murder
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
newspaper
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From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
plotting
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
regard
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
resulted
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From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
scene
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From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
spanked
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From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
struggle
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From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
Theo
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From this reading This entailed a great struggle on the part of Theo to save him, which resulted in her failure and his death on the guillotine.
There
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
treacherous
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From this reading There was treacherous plotting on the part of somebody in regard to a local murder, which brought about the arrest and conviction of the newspaper man for something he knew nothing about.
very
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her lover was a newspaper man, deeply in love with her and yet not faithful, in one instance anyhow.
young
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From this reading THE central character of Hazard’s book was an actress, young and very beautiful.
Zolaesque
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From this reading This brought about a Zolaesque scene in which she spanked another actress with a hairbrush.
