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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
apartment
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
appear
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
believed
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believes
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From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
bombs
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From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
child
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From this reading If the child had only lived....
crudely
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
destructive
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From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
dreaded
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From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
enemy
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From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
face
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
furnished
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
fusion
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From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
humane
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From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the child had only lived....
Johann
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
less
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lived
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From this reading If the child had only lived....
meeting
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
moment
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
more
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
normal
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
only
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From this reading If the child had only lived....
recent
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
rushed
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
settle
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From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
sickness
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
small
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
Stefanie
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
studied
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
trying
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
Volcek
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From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
weak
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
weapon
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From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
white
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
wife
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
won't
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From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
worry
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From this reading Stefanie was still white and weak, but the worry on her face had nothing to do with her recent sickness as she rushed about the small, crudely furnished apartment, trying to appear normal.
worrying
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
worst
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From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Volcek believed his weapon would be humane, and less destructive than the dreaded fusion bombs.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When the enemy believes the worst of you, they won't settle for anything except the worst!
young
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From this reading Johann Volcek studied his young wife, worrying more about her than the meeting for the moment.
