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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 BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
accepted
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
always
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
appear
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
attempt
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
attempting
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
believed
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From this reading Nick believed very few of them, however.
benefit
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
BIRDS
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
cases
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
Crandall
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
doubt
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
evidence
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
FEATHER
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
felt
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
few
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From this reading Nick believed very few of them, however.
find
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
force
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
generally
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
given
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nick believed very few of them, however.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
Kate
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
object
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
ordinarily
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
perfectly
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
plausible
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
position
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
positive
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
prepared
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
realized
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
refute
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From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
revealing
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
secure
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
seen
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
statements
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
stick
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
story
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
suspicions
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From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
taken
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nick believed very few of them, however.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick Carter had an object in not revealing his suspicions to Kate Crandall and attempting to force a different story from her.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
useless
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
very
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From this reading Nick believed very few of them, however.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He keenly realized, nevertheless, that they ordinarily would appear perfectly plausible, that a woman is always given the benefit of a doubt in such cases, and that her story would be very generally accepted unless he could find positive evidence with which to refute it.
woman
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From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had seen plainly that such an attempt would be useless, that the woman felt secure in the position she had taken and was prepared to stick to her statements.
