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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 “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
asleep
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
back
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boys
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
child
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
collapsed
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
corner
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
creeping
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
curled
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
dump
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embrace
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
fell
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
floor
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
fresh
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
girl
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
heavily
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
hell
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From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
how
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From this reading It pleased Joe to see how quickly they moved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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instantly
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It pleased Joe to see how quickly they moved.
Joe
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From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
knees
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
led
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
machine
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
mattress
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
mother
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
moved
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From this reading It pleased Joe to see how quickly they moved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
off
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
only
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
piece
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It pleased Joe to see how quickly they moved.
quickly
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From this reading It pleased Joe to see how quickly they moved.
quilt
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
ragged
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
rasping
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From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
rolled
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
room
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
rose
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
said
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see
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From this reading It pleased Joe to see how quickly they moved.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
shook
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
shoulder
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
sofa
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
sound
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
spread
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
staggering
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From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It pleased Joe to see how quickly they moved.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
threw
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From this reading His mother rose heavily from her machine, and threw a ragged piece of quilt over the boys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
two
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
unoccupied
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
up
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From this reading At the sound of his voice, the two little boys rolled off the sofa, and creeping on hands and knees to the only unoccupied corner, curled up in a fresh embrace, and instantly fell asleep again.
voice
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From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
Well
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From this reading “Well, this is a hell of a dump to come back to!” said Joe in a rasping voice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She shook the girl by the shoulder, and led her staggering into the back room, where the child collapsed on a mattress spread on the floor.
