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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 SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
Abner's
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ails
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From this reading "What ails you, boy?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
anxious
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arm
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arms
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
astonishment
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
boy
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From this reading "What ails you, boy?
climbed
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clutching
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coat
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Darry
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From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
face
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From this reading Looking up he saw the puzzled and anxious face of Abner's wife.
fearful
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feet
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
felt
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From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
further
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gave
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
going
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From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
gurgling
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From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
hand
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From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
hug
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
injure
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laughter
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Looking
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From this reading Looking up he saw the puzzled and anxious face of Abner's wife.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
more
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From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
MORTGAGE
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neck
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
out
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pocket-book
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From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
puzzled
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From this reading Looking up he saw the puzzled and anxious face of Abner's wife.
SATISFYING
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saw
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seize
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From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
threw
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
up
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From this reading Looking up he saw the puzzled and anxious face of Abner's wife.
vigorous
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Did they injure you more than you told me?" she asked, as if fearful that he were going out of his mind.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ails you, boy?
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
wife
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From this reading Looking up he saw the puzzled and anxious face of Abner's wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE While Darry was gurgling with laughter, still clutching the fragment of coat and the precious pocket-book, he felt a hand seize his arm.
woman
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From this reading To the further astonishment of the good woman the boy climbed to his feet, suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a vigorous hug.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What ails you, boy?
