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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 As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
arms
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
bloodshot
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
chin
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
contamination
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
corner
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
crouched
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
death
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
doomed
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
door
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
ear
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
eyes
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
face
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
far-off
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
feet
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
fell
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
further
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
grated
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From this reading The huge key grated in the lock.
groan
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
hand
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
head
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
heaven
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
hem
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
huge
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From this reading The huge key grated in the lock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The huge key grated in the lock.
key
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From this reading The huge key grated in the lock.
like
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
lips
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
livid
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
lock
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From this reading The huge key grated in the lock.
love
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
Mary
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
Mary's
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
music
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
neck
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
off
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
palms
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
Percy
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From this reading In the further corner of the cell, crouched Percy--his chin in his palms, his eyes bloodshot, and his face livid as death.
Pressing
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
raised
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
robe
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
stifled
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The huge key grated in the lock.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
thrown
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
tottered
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From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
touch
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
waved
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From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pressing his lips to the hem of her robe, he waved her off with one hand, as if his touch were contamination.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Mary tottered through the door, Percy raised his head, and, with a stifled groan, fell at her feet.
words
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From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mary’s arms were thrown about his neck, and the words, “I love you,” fell upon his doomed ear, like the far-off music of heaven.
