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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 In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
account
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
ALL
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From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
arms
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
awake
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
awakened
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From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
axe
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
back
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
blankets
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
blowing
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From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
came
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
Charley
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
cold
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From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
confectionate
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
CRAZY
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From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
dark
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
Death
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
dog
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
fire
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
full
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
Heine
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
honeyed
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
house
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
howls
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
kept
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
laughed
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
leg
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
lit
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
mournful
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
music
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
nailed
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
night
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
October
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From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
off
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
pained
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
patted
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
roaring
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
stove
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
strains
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
Then
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
thump
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
tones
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From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
up
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
Valley
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
whining
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
Wiley
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From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL CRAZY The wind was still blowing when Wiley was awakened by the cold of the October morning.
windows
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
woke
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From this reading Wiley dozed off again, for his leg had pained him and kept him awake half the night, and when he woke up it was to the strains of music and the mournful howls of Heine.
wood
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From this reading Then Charley came in, his arms full of wood, and lit a roaring fire in the stove.
yelp
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From this reading In the house all was dark, on account of the blankets which Death Valley had nailed over the windows, but outside he could hear the thump of an axe and the whining yelp of a dog.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, you are so confectionate!" exclaimed Charley in honeyed tones and laughed and patted him on the back.
