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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 Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s the matter, Joe?” asked Matt.
bandage
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
clothing
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
cowboy's
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From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
disarranged
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
face
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From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
forehead
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
ground
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
handkerchief
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
huskily
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From this reading “That’s you, is it, pard?” he asked huskily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
indicated
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From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That’s you, is it, pard?” he asked huskily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
Joe
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
kneeling
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
latter
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
Levitt
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
limply
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
lines
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From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
Matt
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From this reading “What’s the matter, Joe?” asked Matt.
matter
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From this reading “What’s the matter, Joe?” asked Matt.
McGlory
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
out
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
pain
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From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
pale
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From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
pard
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From this reading “That’s you, is it, pard?” he asked huskily.
road
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
set
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From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
sprawled
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cowboy’s face was pale, and the set lines of it indicated that he was himself in pain.
That's
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From this reading “That’s you, is it, pard?” he asked huskily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
torn
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From this reading The latter was sprawled out limply on the ground, his clothing torn and disarranged.
tying
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From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joe McGlory was kneeling beside the road, tying a handkerchief bandage around the forehead of Levitt.
What's
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From this reading “What’s the matter, Joe?” asked Matt.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s you, is it, pard?” he asked huskily.