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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 But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
allowed
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From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
bitter
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I preferred to give them my confidence.
convinced
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
cynical
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
distrust
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
distrustful
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
double
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
enough
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
escape
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
fathom
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
Feng
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
footing
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From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
fortunate
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
friendship
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
game
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
give
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From this reading I preferred to give them my confidence.
GROWING
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
knew
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From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
lie
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
many
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
men
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
more
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
most
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
motives
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
old
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
playing
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
preferred
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From this reading I preferred to give them my confidence.
profession
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
reason
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
serious
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
shadows
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
some
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
spite
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
suspicion
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
SUSPICIONS
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
suspicious
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From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
taught
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From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
Thelma
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From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I preferred to give them my confidence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
wait
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From this reading GROWING SUSPICIONS I had been fortunate enough in my life to escape many of the shadows that lie in wait for most men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in spite of this I found myself growing more and more distrustful of old Feng, more suspicious of his motives, more convinced that, for some reason I could not fathom, he was playing a double game.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew that he was on a footing with Thelma quite different from what he allowed me to believe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No serious betrayal of friendship had come to make me bitter or cynical: I did not--as even my profession might have taught me to do--look upon men with suspicion and distrust.
