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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 _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
all
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
arrived
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dorffman looked as though he'd been running all night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dorffman looked as though he'd been running all night.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
boy
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
bramble
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
bush
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
crease
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From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
dark
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From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
David
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
desk
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From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
Director
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From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
Dorffman
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
down
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From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
Dr
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
eyes
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
face
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From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
Field
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From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
glanced
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From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
he'd
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From this reading Dorffman looked as though he'd been running all night.
heavy
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From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
Hoffman
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
Jack
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
jumped
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
Lessing
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorffman looked as though he'd been running all night.
main
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
man
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
night
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From this reading Dorffman looked as though he'd been running all night.
office
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
out
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
pouches
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From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dorffman looked as though he'd been running all night.
sag
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From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
sank
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From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
saw
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
scratched
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
sigh
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From this reading Lessing glanced sharply at his Field Director and sank down behind his desk with a sigh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
There
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dorffman looked as though he'd been running all night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
town
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
unshaven
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From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
waiting
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From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were dark pouches under his eyes; his heavy unshaven face seemed to sag at every crease.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
wise
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From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again._ Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office when he arrived at the Hoffman Center that morning.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading _There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes.
