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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 It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
all
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
angrily
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
anywhere
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
became
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
brakes
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From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
bushes
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
curve
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From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
defense
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From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
distinguish
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From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
dully
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
enemy
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From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
exist
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
foe
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From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
friend
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From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
grumbling
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
halted
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
heavily
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
high-backed
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
immunity
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
Just
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From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
known
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
locked
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From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
man
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
monster
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
now
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
nowhere
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
paused
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
plague
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
puddles
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
rain-wet
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
reached
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From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
righteous
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From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
road
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
slithered
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From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
splashed
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
stared
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
stumbling
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From this reading A man had come stumbling from the rain-wet bushes; he paused now, stared dully at the halted, angrily grumbling monster.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
swayed
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From this reading Just before it reached a curve, it swayed and slithered as the brakes locked suddenly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
truck
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
ugly
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
virus
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From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
weedy
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From this reading The ugly, high-backed truck splashed heavily through the puddles of the weedy road.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And immunity to what became known as the righteous plague could exist anywhere, or nowhere at all....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a virus, against which the enemy could make no defense--but a virus does not distinguish between friend and foe.
