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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 man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
almost
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ” --An Epitaph by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
angels
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
arm-chair
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
arms
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
bear
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
book's
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
broadest
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ” --An Epitaph by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
carpeted
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
centre
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
closed
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
Devil
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
died
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
Disputing
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
Down
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
dusty
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
Epitaph
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From this reading ” --An Epitaph by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
eyes
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
flooded
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
floor
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
hovered
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
impatient
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
Keazle
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
kicked
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
late
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
light
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
like
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
love
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
man
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
office
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
old
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
outstretched
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
pages
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
patch
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
prize
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
Realms
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
Rhymester
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From this reading ” --An Epitaph by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
skies
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
slipped
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
smiles
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
Squire
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
sunshine
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From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Squire had pulled his arm-chair into the centre of the broadest patch of sunshine that carpeted the dusty floor of his office.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
there
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
Tuttle
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From this reading ” --An Epitaph by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
wait
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From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
weasel
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From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
welcomed
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From this reading The light flooded his book’s pages until he almost closed his eyes, but he welcomed sunshine this morning.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “While angels hovered in the skies Disputing who should bear the prize, In slipped the Devil like a weasel And Down Below he kicked old Keazle!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A man there was who died of late Whom angels did impatient wait, With outstretched arms and smiles of love To take him to the Realms Above.
