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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 Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
Bayless
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
came
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From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
Danny
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From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
don't
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
friend
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
god-forsaken
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
Goodbye
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From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
got
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
guard
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
hate
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
Hern
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
hole
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
how
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
idea
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From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
installation
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
Kentucky
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
killed
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From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
killing
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
lab
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
leaving
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From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
logical
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From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
made
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
man
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From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
Mattup
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From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
Mattup's
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
mountain
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
old
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
Orley
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
out
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
Outsiders
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
punished
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From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
reactor
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
really
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
sell
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From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
staff
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From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
technician
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From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
up
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From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Orley Mattup's killing of the old lab technician that really made us hate him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what god-forsaken mountain hole they had found Mattup, and how they got him to sell out to them, I don't know.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mattup was a guard at the reactor installation at Bayless, Kentucky, where my friend Danny Hern and I were part of the staff when the Outsiders took everything over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Danny who came up with the idea of leaving him with the prophecy-- Goodbye, Dead Man!
