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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 two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
air
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
answering
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From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
blame
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From this reading Do ye blame me fer whut I've done?”
blaze
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
brows
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
caged
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
cave
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
defiant
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do ye blame me fer whut I've done?”
don't
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From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do ye blame me fer whut I've done?”
earthen
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
exercise
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
face
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
fell
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
fer
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From this reading Do ye blame me fer whut I've done?”
fire
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
floor
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
food
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
Gabe
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
hair
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
holped
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
I've
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From this reading Do ye blame me fer whut I've done?”
insufficient
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
knees
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
knitted
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
man's
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
miller
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From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
old
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
once
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
pale
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
querulous
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
questions
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From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
quietly
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
Rome
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
said
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From this reading “No,” said the old miller, answering both questions; “I don't.
shoulders
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
sitting
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
sorry
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
staring
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
tense
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
tone
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
two
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
Uncle
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From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
unshorn
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From this reading His unshorn hair fell to his shoulders; his face was pale from insufficient food and exercise, and tense with a look that was at once caged and defiant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
whut
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From this reading Do ye blame me fer whut I've done?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Uncle Gabe,” he asked, quietly, for the old man's tone was a little querulous, “air ye sorry ye holped me?
yellow
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From this reading The two were sitting on the earthen floor of the cave before a little fire, and Rome, with his hands about his knees and his brows knitted, was staring into the yellow blaze.
