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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 His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
Betty
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From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
BUTCHER
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
cabin
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
Caleb
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
came
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From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
cheery
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
cutting
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From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
deck
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
eyes
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face
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
feel
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
garden
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
gate
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
glistened
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From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
gone
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From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
hand
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
homeward
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
including
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From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
Keyport
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
lay
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
Light
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
meeting
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From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
men
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From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
met
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
Most
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From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
out
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From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
path
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
porch
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
rolling
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From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
run
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
Sanford
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From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
sat
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
SAW
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
Screamer
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
slipped
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
sloop
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From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
surf
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From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
there
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From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading His eyes glistened, and there came a choking in his throat as he thought of meeting Betty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
together
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
tones
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
turned
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From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
up
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
very
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
walked
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
watch-tackles
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From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
welcome
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From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
wet
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From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He could even feel her hand slipped into his, and could hear the very tones of her cheery welcome, when she met him at the gate and they walked together up the garden path to the porch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHAT THE BUTCHER SAW Caleb sat on the deck of the Screamer on her homeward run, his face turned toward Keyport Light, beyond which his little cabin lay.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most of the men who had stood to the watch-tackles in the rolling surf sat beside him on the sloop.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who were still wet, including Sanford, had gone below into the cabin, out of the cutting wind.
