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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 The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
Abner
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From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
anxious
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From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
breast
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
came
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From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
Charlie
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
confused
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From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
court
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From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
craning
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From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
Dannie
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From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
Dannie's
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From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
emotion
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
eyes
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
face
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
feet
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
figures
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
filled
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From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
fixed
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
flushed
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
followed
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From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
Gran'pap
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From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
heaving
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
home
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From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
lifted
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From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
moment
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From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
moving
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From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
murmur
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From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
neck
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From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
necks
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From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
People
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From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
Pickett
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
room
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From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
seats
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From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
see
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From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
stand
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
tears
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From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
two
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
voices
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From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment of silence in the court room was followed by a confused murmur of voices.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People were moving about in their seats and craning their necks, anxious to see.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Abner Pickett lifted his face from Dannie’s neck, his eyes were filled with tears.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
witness
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From this reading Charlie Pickett was on his feet, his face flushed, his breast heaving with emotion, his eyes fixed on the two figures at the witness stand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where did you come from, Dannie?” he asked; and Dannie answered:-- “I came from home, Gran’pap.”
