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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 BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
away
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
BIRDS
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
bleached
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
cheap
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From this reading A cheap kerosene lamp lit the room insufficiently.
chimney
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From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
cleared
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
companion
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
countenance
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
criminal
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
cunningly
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
dishes
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
dodge
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
emotions
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
eyes
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
face
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
FEATHER
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
food
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
glass
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From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
go
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
insufficiently
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From this reading A cheap kerosene lamp lit the room insufficiently.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
kerosene
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From this reading A cheap kerosene lamp lit the room insufficiently.
lamp
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From this reading A cheap kerosene lamp lit the room insufficiently.
light
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
lit
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From this reading A cheap kerosene lamp lit the room insufficiently.
men
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
opposite
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
own
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
ragged
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From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
registered
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
room
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From this reading A cheap kerosene lamp lit the room insufficiently.
sat
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
side
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From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
sides
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
smoke
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From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
supper
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
table
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From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
throw
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
twisted
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
utilized
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From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
watched
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One of the men had cunningly utilized this to throw the face of his companion into the light while his own remained in shadow.
wick
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From this reading The smoke from a ragged wick had entirely blackened one side of the glass chimney.
wolfish
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From this reading His bleached eyes watched the emotions come and go as they registered on the twisted, wolfish countenance of this criminal on the dodge.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER They sat on opposite sides of a table, the food and dishes not yet cleared away after their supper.
