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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 A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
any
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From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
apparently
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From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
cabin
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
carrier
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From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
cat
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From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
close
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
confined
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From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
crouched
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
dart
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
difficult
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
disease
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From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
door
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
few
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food
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
gave
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From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
indicate
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From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
Jellico
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made
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From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
Medic
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From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
notes
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From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
orders
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From this reading Meanwhile the Captain gave orders for the cat to be confined.
out
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
PLAGUE
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From this reading PLAGUE!
pored
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ready
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
Sinbad
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From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
Steen
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From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
storage
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
stricken
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taken
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
task
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From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
Tau
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From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But apparently the Medic had found nothing to indicate that Sinbad was the carrier of any disease.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A difficult task--since Sinbad crouched close to the door of the storage cabin and was ready to dart out when food was taken in for him.
Wilcox
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From this reading Jellico and Steen Wilcox pored over the few notes Tau had made before he was stricken.