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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 Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
away
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
blue
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
breast
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
breathing
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
buried
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From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
carried
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
chance
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
clammily
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
coffin
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
damp
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
dear
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
down
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
dug
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
early
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
enclosed
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
farmer
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
floor
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
gave
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
ground
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
gum-tree
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
heart
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
heat
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
hole
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
house
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From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
hung
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
Joyce
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
Kaffir
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
kopje
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From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
lady's
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
laid
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
lasted
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
letter
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
lungs
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
most
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
mud
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
nailing
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
Noakes
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From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
oozed
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
other
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From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
own
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
pillows
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
place
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
put
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
rains
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
remnants
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
rough
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From this reading Joyce laid “the dear lady’s” letter on his breast before nailing down the rough wooden coffin.
season
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
sheets
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
side
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From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
spring
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They buried Noakes on the other side of the _kopje_ behind the house.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
too
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From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
uncomplainingly
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
walls
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
Wilson
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From this reading Wilson the farmer, himself, and a Kaffir carried the coffin to the hole that had been dug beneath a blue gum-tree.
winter
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed as if most of his own heart too were enclosed with the letter, to be put away under the ground for ever and ever.
wooden
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From this reading He had lasted through the winter and early spring, but the season of the rains and heat, when the damp oozed through wooden walls and mud floor, and hung clammily upon sheets and pillows, gave the remnants of his lungs no breathing chance, and Noakes went uncomplainingly to his place.
