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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 They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
breath
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
came
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
cold
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From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
couldn't
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From this reading He had to keep moving to keep warm and he realized he couldn't keep moving forever.
crystals
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
damp
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From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
feet
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
felt
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
floor
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
fog
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
forever
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From this reading He had to keep moving to keep warm and he realized he couldn't keep moving forever.
freeze
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
frosted
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
froze
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to keep moving to keep warm and he realized he couldn't keep moving forever.
hair
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
inside
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
intervals
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From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
keep
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From this reading He had to keep moving to keep warm and he realized he couldn't keep moving forever.
like
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
made
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
mass
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
moving
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From this reading He had to keep moving to keep warm and he realized he couldn't keep moving forever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
overhead
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From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
packing-house
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
periodic
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From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
pipes
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From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
place
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
put
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
quickly
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
rained
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From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
realized
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From this reading He had to keep moving to keep warm and he realized he couldn't keep moving forever.
refrigerator
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
room
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
started
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
stripped
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From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
then
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stripped him and put him in a room that felt like the inside of a packing-house refrigerator.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
too
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
warm
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From this reading He had to keep moving to keep warm and he realized he couldn't keep moving forever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was cold and damp and at periodic intervals, it rained from pipes overhead.
Water
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From this reading Water that quickly froze on the floor and made his hair a mass of frosted crystals and then started to freeze on him.
wisps
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From this reading His breath came in little wisps of fog and if he stood in one place too long, his feet started to freeze to the floor.
