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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 "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
afraid
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
all
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
arms
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
backed
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From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
big
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
blue
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
board
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From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
boat
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
came
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
card
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
cells
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
clothes
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
doughnut
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
down
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
drop
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
drown
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
edge
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
fallen
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
ferry-boat
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From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
gave
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
get
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
hair
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
heard
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
Hetty
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
hole
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
kill
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
leaning
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
like
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
locked
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
made
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
men
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
other
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
papers
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
people
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
purse
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
put
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
rail
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
read
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
remembered
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
seen
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
sight
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
some
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From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
sopping
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And then some men in blue clothes came around; and he gave them his card, and I heard him tell them he had seen me drop my purse on the edge of the boat outside the rail, and in leaning over to get it I had fallen overboard.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
Then
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From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the ferry-boat backed, and they pulled us on board.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
threw
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
try
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
trying
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
tumbled
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
up
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From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
wet
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
white
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From this reading "Somebody threw a thing like a big, white doughnut at us, and he made me put my arms through the hole.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
wickedness
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From this reading Oh, Hetty, I was so ashamed of my wickedness in trying to drown myself; and, besides, my hair had all tumbled down and was sopping wet, and I was such a sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then I remembered having read in the papers that people who try to kill themselves are locked up in cells with people who try to kill other people, and I was afraid.
