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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 Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
all
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
away
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
bed
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
blinking
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
canyon
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
Chevrons
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
cleared
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
concluded
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
detail
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
dim
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
down
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
echoing
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
end
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
eyes
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
face
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
fact
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
fence
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
hand
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
haze
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
iron
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
just
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
lost
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
McGee
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
Medals
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
mighty
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
miles
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
near
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, yes!
opened
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
out
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
outstanding
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
painted
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
refused
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
roaring
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
scheme
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
seemingly
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
shockingly
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
sound
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
spotless
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
there
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
things
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
thundering
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
up
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From this reading He couldn't quite make out her face, in fact all detail was lost in a dim haze that refused to be cleared up by a blinking of the eyes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
walls
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
waterfall
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From this reading And there was such a roaring sound, as of a mighty waterfall thundering down into an echoing canyon.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
white
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
woman
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From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
world
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From this reading Medals and Chevrons When McGee next opened his eyes, it was upon a world in which white seemed to be the shockingly outstanding scheme of things.
yes
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From this reading Oh, yes!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading White walls, a white painted fence, which he at last concluded must be the end of an iron bed, and just beyond this, near at hand yet seemingly miles and miles away, a woman in spotless white.
