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account
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
actions
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
Anyhow
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From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
Better
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From this reading “Better put it on him.”
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
capture
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From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
close
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From this reading “Here’s the rope, Kelly,” said the mining engineer, coming close.
coming
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From this reading “Here’s the rope, Kelly,” said the mining engineer, coming close.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t have to tie me,” protested Matt.
engineer
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From this reading “Here’s the rope, Kelly,” said the mining engineer, coming close.
envelope
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From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
gain
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From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You don’t have to tie me,” protested Matt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
Here's
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From this reading “Here’s the rope, Kelly,” said the mining engineer, coming close.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Better put it on him.”
Kelly
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
Levitt
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
manila
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From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
Matt
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
McGlory's
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You don’t have to tie me,” protested Matt.
mining
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From this reading “Here’s the rope, Kelly,” said the mining engineer, coming close.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
offered
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
protested
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From this reading “You don’t have to tie me,” protested Matt.
put
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From this reading “Better put it on him.”
reasoned
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From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
resistance
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From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
rope
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From this reading “Here’s the rope, Kelly,” said the mining engineer, coming close.
said
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From this reading “Here’s the rope, Kelly,” said the mining engineer, coming close.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
taken
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From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyhow, the manila envelope had been taken from him, and Levitt--as Matt reasoned--had nothing to gain by the capture.
tie
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From this reading “You don’t have to tie me,” protested Matt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matt was so bewildered on account of McGlory’s actions that he offered little resistance to Kelly and Levitt.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t have to tie me,” protested Matt.