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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 “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
admittance
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
attention
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
back
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
bank
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
carried
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From this reading With his own hands he carried Rebecca from the bank to the rooms of the undertaker.
consultation
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From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
demanded
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
directors
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
door
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
finished
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With his own hands he carried Rebecca from the bank to the rooms of the undertaker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With his own hands he carried Rebecca from the bank to the rooms of the undertaker.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his own hands he carried Rebecca from the bank to the rooms of the undertaker.
immediate
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
Jason
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
Junior
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From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
knew
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From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
locked
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
Mahala
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
MAN
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
own
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From this reading With his own hands he carried Rebecca from the bank to the rooms of the undertaker.
president
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
private
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
Rebecca
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
Rebecca's
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
room
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
rooms
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From this reading With his own hands he carried Rebecca from the bank to the rooms of the undertaker.
some
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From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
SOWS
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
spent
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From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
Then
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From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
there
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
things
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From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
undertaker
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From this reading With his own hands he carried Rebecca from the bank to the rooms of the undertaker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After that he spent some time in consultation as to what was to be done.
WHATSOEVER
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From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had finished the things that required immediate attention, he went back to the bank and demanded admittance to the private room of the president; but the door was locked.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he inquired for Junior and found that no one knew where he was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS” Jason remained with Mahala and Rebecca in the directors’ room of the bank as long as there was life in Rebecca’s body.
