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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 first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
all
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From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
also
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
cast
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From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
cloth
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
coin
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
coins
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From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
corner
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
counting
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From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
dropped
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
forth
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From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
further
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
glint
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From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
hand
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From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
Hockins
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From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
inaudibly
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From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
left-hand
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
lodged
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
manner
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
metal
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From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
money
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From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
mouthing
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From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
near
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
piece
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From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
pieces
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
ranged
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
rested
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
rolled
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From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
row
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
run
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
saw
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From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
second
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The Hockins saw the glint of the metal, and the shadow cast by each piece of money as it rolled.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
sides
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
table
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From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
teapot
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From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
ten
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From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
Then
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
thrust
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From this reading She thrust her hand into the teapot and drew forth the coins, one by one, and rolled them along the table.
thus
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first coin lodged at the further left-hand corner and the second rested near it; and so on, the pieces were rolled, and ranged themselves in order, ten in a row.
white
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From this reading Then the next ten were run across the white cloth in the same manner, and dropped over on their sides below the first row; thus also the third ten.
woman
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From this reading And all the time the dead woman was mouthing, as though counting, but still inaudibly.
