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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 Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
almost
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
Bert
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
cat
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
chair
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
check
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From this reading Finally the cat sprang on his master's shoulders and rubbed his head lovingly against his check.
clearly
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
cry
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
delight
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
door
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From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
enter
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
felt
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
Finally
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From this reading Finally the cat sprang on his master's shoulders and rubbed his head lovingly against his check.
forget
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From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
Friend
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
Gains
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
head
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
human
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
legs
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
loudly
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
lovingly
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From this reading Finally the cat sprang on his master's shoulders and rubbed his head lovingly against his check.
made
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From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
man's
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
master
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
master's
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From this reading Finally the cat sprang on his master's shoulders and rubbed his head lovingly against his check.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
off
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
old
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
opened
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From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
purring
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
rather
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
room
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
rubbed
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From this reading Finally the cat sprang on his master's shoulders and rubbed his head lovingly against his check.
rubbing
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
sailor
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saw
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From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
scrambled
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
self-consciousness
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shamefaced
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
shoulders
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From this reading Finally the cat sprang on his master's shoulders and rubbed his head lovingly against his check.
side
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From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
sight
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From this reading But the sight he saw as the door opened made him forget his self-consciousness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
sprang
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From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bert Gains a Friend BERT felt rather shamefaced as he scrambled off the chair and drew it on one side, that the sailor might enter the room.
Then
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From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then he began rubbing his head and body against the old man's legs, purring loudly the while.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cat sprang towards his master with a cry that was almost human, so clearly did it express delight.
