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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
approaching
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From this reading At the sound of approaching footsteps, my good-humour was restored.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
back
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
bipeds
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From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
closed
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
distressing
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From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
door
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
drink
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
eat
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
entered
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
flayed
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
floor
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From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
footsteps
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From this reading At the sound of approaching footsteps, my good-humour was restored.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
good-humour
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From this reading At the sound of approaching footsteps, my good-humour was restored.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
hour
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From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
hungry
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
imagined
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From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
inviting
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From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
key
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
leaned
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
less
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From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
lock
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
Master
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
necessities
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From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
own
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From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
pain
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
place
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
rattled
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
reflections
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From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
restored
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From this reading At the sound of approaching footsteps, my good-humour was restored.
Ronald
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From this reading The key rattled in the lock, and Master Ronald entered, closed the door behind him, and leaned his back to it.
sit
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
society
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From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
sound
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From this reading At the sound of approaching footsteps, my good-humour was restored.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure there was the floor, but nothing could be imagined less inviting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
there
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
thirsty
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
thoroughly
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
tired
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
treat
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From this reading I was in great pain of my flayed hands, and had nothing to treat them with; I was hungry and thirsty, and had nothing to eat or to drink; I was thoroughly tired, and there was no place for me to sit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was half an hour at least in the society of these distressing bipeds, and alone with my own reflections and necessities.
