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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
anxiety
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arranged
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
awaited
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From this reading I awaited the event in no little anxiety.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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Blondy
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Blondy's
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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called
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cat's-paw
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days
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decided
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developments
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discover
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From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
doubt
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enough
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event
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From this reading I awaited the event in no little anxiety.
finally
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
hour
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From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was right there would no doubt be developments presently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I awaited the event in no little anxiety.
just
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
kind
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From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
later
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
lawyer
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letter
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I awaited the event in no little anxiety.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
Lorina
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
meet
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From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If I was right there would no doubt be developments presently.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
office
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once
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
present
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presently
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From this reading If I was right there would no doubt be developments presently.
read
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
received
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I was right there would no doubt be developments presently.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
situation
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From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
there
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three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
together
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From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
up
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From this reading Sure enough, three days later Blondy called me up to tell me he had just received a long letter from Lorina that I ought to read at once.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
used
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From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I was right there would no doubt be developments presently.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I arranged to meet him in an hour at the office of the doctor who had first brought us together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I was right there would no doubt be developments presently.
young
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From this reading I finally decided that she must have used the young lawyer as a kind of cat's-paw to discover Blondy's situation and present disposition towards herself.
