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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 A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
air
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From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
aware
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From this reading The major requisite, he was thoroughly aware, was motive.
Branchville
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From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
danger
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
deeply
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From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
depending
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
disturbed
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
Dorothy
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
felt
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From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
greatly
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
grounded
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From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
immediate
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
inheritance
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
losing
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
lunatics
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From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
major
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From this reading The major requisite, he was thoroughly aware, was motive.
marriage
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
Men
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From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
motive
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From this reading The major requisite, he was thoroughly aware, was motive.
murder
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From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
Once
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From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
possessed
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
realize
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From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
reason
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From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
rebound
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From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
requisite
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From this reading The major requisite, he was thoroughly aware, was motive.
road
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From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
slain
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From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
slowly
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From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
started
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From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
streaming
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From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
SUMMONSnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
sunshine
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From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It disturbed him greatly to realize that Dorothy might have possessed such a motive in the danger of losing an inheritance, depending upon her immediate marriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
thoroughly
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From this reading The major requisite, he was thoroughly aware, was motive.
thoughts
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From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
up
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From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The major requisite, he was thoroughly aware, was motive.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started slowly up the road to Branchville, thinking of the murder as he went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SUMMONS Once in the open air again, with the sunshine streaming upon him, Garrison felt a rebound in his thoughts.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Men were never slain, except by lunatics, without a deeply grounded reason.
