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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 LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
acceptance
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
angry
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
arms
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
Behold
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
bring
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From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
came
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
compassionateadjectiveUS /kəmˈpæʃənət/
feeling and showing sympathy for suffering
From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
confirmation
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
Constantine
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
created
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
Demetri
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
dragged
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
emotions
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
enemy
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From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
ensure
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
escape
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
expressed
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
favour
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
Francesca
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
growlings
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
helpless
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
hide
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
husband
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From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
Kortes
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
LAW
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
men
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
murmurs
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
narrow
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
needed
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
oath
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
ORDERnounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
Panayiota's
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
pat
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
power
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
revolutions
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
rose
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
ruin
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From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
salvation
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From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
shamefaced
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
sight
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
Stefanopoulos
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
story
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
strove
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
taken
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
testimony
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
three
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
turn
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
two
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
uppermost
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
wheel
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
whirligig
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From this reading LAW AND ORDER At last the whirligig seemed to have taken a turn in my favour, the revolutions of the wheel at last to have brought my fortune uppermost.
wife
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her salvation must bring mine with it; for it was the ruin of her husband and my enemy.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
woman's
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
women
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From this reading From women rose compassionate murmurs, from men angry growlings which expressed, while they strove to hide, the shamefaced emotions that the helpless woman’s narrow escape created.
wrung
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From this reading For the sight of Francesca in Panayiota’s arms came pat in confirmation of the story wrung from Demetri by the power of his oath, and his ‘Behold!’ was not needed to ensure acceptance for his testimony.
yards
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From this reading Kortes and another dragged Constantine Stefanopoulos forward till he stood within two or three yards of his wife.
