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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 He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
action
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From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
agent
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
bits
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
bobbing
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
breaking
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
Chicago
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From this reading The man to whom the city of Chicago was strangely familiar.
city
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From this reading The man to whom the city of Chicago was strangely familiar.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
distrusted
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From this reading The man who distrusted Tanner and who knew there was a reason for it.
familiar
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From this reading The man to whom the city of Chicago was strangely familiar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man who distrusted Tanner and who knew there was a reason for it.
girl
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The man who distrusted Tanner and who knew there was a reason for it.
kept
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
knew
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From this reading The man who distrusted Tanner and who knew there was a reason for it.
like
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
loyal
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
man
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From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
Martin
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
mastermind
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
meeting
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
men
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
own
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From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
planks
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
reason
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From this reading The man who distrusted Tanner and who knew there was a reason for it.
repelled
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From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
rising
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
sea
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
small
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
spars
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
Stanley
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man to whom the city of Chicago was strangely familiar.
surface
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
Tanner
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From this reading The man who distrusted Tanner and who knew there was a reason for it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
there
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From this reading The man who distrusted Tanner and who knew there was a reason for it.
Thuscan
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
top
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
two
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
up
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From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man to whom the city of Chicago was strangely familiar.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The man in whose mind small bits of memory kept bobbing to the surface, like a ship that was breaking up beneath the sea and planks and spars kept rising to the top.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Stanley Martin, the man who wondered at and was repelled by his own action.
world
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From this reading He was two men, after the meeting with the girl, Stanley Martin, the loyal Thuscan agent who continued to mastermind the betrayal of a world.
