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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 The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
absolutely
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
accused
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
attempt
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
back
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From this reading I flung myself back in my chair.
better
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From this reading “You had better calm yourself, M. Denver.
bluntly
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
bring
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
calm
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
case
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
chair
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From this reading I flung myself back in my chair.
choke
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
control
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
cry
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
Denver
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From this reading “You had better calm yourself, M. Denver.
door
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
fail
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
flung
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From this reading I flung myself back in my chair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
gaze
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
Get
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
M
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From this reading “You had better calm yourself, M. Denver.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
men
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
met
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
murderer
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I flung myself back in my chair.
nerves
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
out
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
outbreak
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
passes
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
passion
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
passionate
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
room
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
single
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From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
steady
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
steel
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
then
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From this reading “Get out of the room then,” I cried bluntly, “lest the passion to choke the life out of you passes control.”
threatening
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
unmoved
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From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will not help the case of an accused murderer to attempt my life, and such an attempt must fail, as a single cry from me will bring in the men at the door.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Prince had nerves of steel, and met my threatening look with a calm and steady gaze, absolutely unmoved by my passionate outbreak.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had better calm yourself, M. Denver.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You had better calm yourself, M. Denver.
