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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 A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
alive
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
assistance
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
BED
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
breakfast
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
built
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
came
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
CONFESSION
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
crockery
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
envy
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From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
explained
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
farm
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From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
farmer
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
fire
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
fit
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
full
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
guessed
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
intervals
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
interview
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
kind
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From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
lying
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
meal
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
meant
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
men
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
mouth
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
others
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
out
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
paused
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From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
rare
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
rat
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
really
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
relapsed
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
served
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
sheriff
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
SICK
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
some
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From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
story
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
sullen
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
Susan
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
then
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From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
there
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
too
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From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
ultimately
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From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
view
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From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
weak
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From this reading Susan came out of her fit, but it left her lying there as weak as a rat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the rare intervals of the meal, when his mouth was not too full, he told the farmer the rest of the story.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gerald had an appetite which some of the farm hands paused to view with a kind of envy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SICK BED CONFESSION One of the men built the fire, and assistance with the crockery by others meant breakfast being served ultimately.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was explained to her that Gerald was really alive, and then she relapsed into sullen silence--she guessed that the sheriff or his men would be the next to interview her.
