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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 It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
also
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
arrested
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
attending
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
big
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
brain
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From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
bringing
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From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
cat's
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
day
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
door
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
ears
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
eating
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
eight
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
eyes
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From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
flung
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
giving
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
Hanlon
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
happened
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
heard
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
home
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
idea
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
locked
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
man
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From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
men
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
Nine
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From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
noise
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
own
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From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
pairs
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From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
parts
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From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
playing
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
portions
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From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
quickly
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From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
roches
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
roughly
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
saw
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From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
snarl
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
spent
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From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
started
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From this reading As quickly as he could Hanlon started bringing the portions of his mind from the roches into his own brain.
stormed
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From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
there
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
transferred
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
What's
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From this reading Nine pairs of ears heard him snarl, "What's the big idea of having my men arrested?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nine parts of his mind saw through nine pairs of eyes the man who stormed in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day Hanlon also spent in the cat's mind, when he was not playing with or attending to his roches, or eating.
workout
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From this reading It happened that he had transferred part of his mind to each of the eight, and was giving them a short workout, when there was a sudden noise at his door, and it was roughly flung open--he had not locked it while at home.
