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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 has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
all
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
astray
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
ate
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
blow
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From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
Carette
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
empty
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From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
evidently
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
father
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From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
fighting
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
George
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From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
got
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
Hamon's
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From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
head
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
HEARD
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
HOW
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
knew
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From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
knock
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
made
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From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
Martel
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From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
NEWS
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
Paul
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From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
Phil
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
play
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From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
ran
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From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
said
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From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
STRANGE
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
There
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
troubled
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From this reading But that strange thing he had said ran in my head, and made such play there that I began to be troubled about it.
vapouring
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From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
whispered
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From this reading HOW WE HEARD STRANGE NEWS "Whatever is it all, Phil?" whispered Carette as we ate.
wits
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From this reading "There has evidently been fighting outside, and he has got a knock on the head, and his wits are astray."
word
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From this reading So that this strange word of George Hamon's was to me but empty vapouring brought on by that blow on the head.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must remember I had never heard the name of Paul Martel, and of my father I knew nothing save that he was dead.
