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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 INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
ache
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
anticipated
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From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
any
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From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
desire
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From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
didn't
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From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
down
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
dull
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
eyes
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
faculties
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From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
felt
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
finally
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From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
gathered
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From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
God
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From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
hair
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
hand
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
head
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
Jack
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
kill
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From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
large
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
lump
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
Mosey
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From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
neck
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
painfully
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
putting
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
rise
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From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
RIVER
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
scattered
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From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
Slowly
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
some
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From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
stream
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
thank
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From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
together
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From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
trickled
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
uncertain
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From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
up
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From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
weaker
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From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
Well
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From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
