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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 large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
alighted
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
awake
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
Baines
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
broad-shouldered
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
buggy
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
chair
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
Coldriver
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
down
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
drowsing
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
entered
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
especially
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
events
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
exceedingly
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
hair
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
HELPS
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
huge
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was part of his stock in trade.
large
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
looking
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From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
man
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
Many
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
moment
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From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
observant
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
office
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From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was part of his stock in trade.
passing
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
people
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
post
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From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
reinforced
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
ROUGH
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
ruddy
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
sagged
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
sat
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
Scattergood
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
shirt
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
square
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From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
stock
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From this reading It was part of his stock in trade.
sun-bleached
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
suspected
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
sustain
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At this moment he was looking across the square toward the post office.
trade
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From this reading It was part of his stock in trade.
village
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
weight
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
wide
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From this reading Many people suspected Scattergood of drowsing when he was exceedingly wide awake and observant of events.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
WORK
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From this reading HE HELPS WITH THE ROUGH WORK Scattergood Baines, as he sat with shirt open at the throat, his huge body sagged down in the chair that had been especially reinforced to sustain his weight, seemed to passing Coldriver village to be drowsing.
yellow
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
young
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From this reading A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
