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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 Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
chance
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
chivalry
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
cold
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
down
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
end
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
Ericssen
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From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
existence
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
face
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From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
fact
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From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
far
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From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
fired
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
grim
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From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
humour
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From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
impatiently
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From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
impossible
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
interrupting
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From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
Lawson
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From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
letting
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
made
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
matter
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From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
moment
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From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
other
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From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
perverted
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
rather
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
said
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
satisfaction
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
sense
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
shoot
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
shot
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
Some
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From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
too
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
turned
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From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
urged
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From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
vile
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
wanted
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From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my blood, as a matter of fact, was far from cold at the moment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps, too, I wanted the added satisfaction of letting him know who fired the shot that was to end his vile existence."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ericssen turned with a look of grim humour on his face.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Some confounded or perverted sense of chivalry in me, I suppose," he said, "that made it impossible to shoot him down in cold blood, or, rather, without letting him have a chance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And the other thing that stopped you?" urged Lawson, impatiently interrupting.
