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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 "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
all
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From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
aren't
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From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
ashen-faced
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From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
broadcast
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From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
calls
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From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
cold
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
country
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
courage
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From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
deadly
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
evidence
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From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
going
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From this reading We're going to need it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
Jill
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From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
like
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
Lockley
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From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
men
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From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
monsters
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From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We're going to need it."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
ones
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
only
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
play
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
said
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From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
stricken
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From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
summon
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From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The evidence," said Lockley as Jill looked at him ashen-faced, "the evidence is all for monsters.
Then
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From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
there
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From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
they're
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From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
trick
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
voice
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From this reading "If they aren't monsters," said Jill in a stricken voice, "Then--then they're men.
want
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From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
war
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was something in that broadcast that calls for courage, and I want to summon it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
We're
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From this reading We're going to need it."
who'd
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From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.