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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 THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
bark
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From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
came
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From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
child
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
cringed
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From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
crouched
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
DAWN
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From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
death
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From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
dogs
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
Donald's
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From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
doorway
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From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
eagerness
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From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
Fire
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
friendship
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
grizzled
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From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
gunshot
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
happenings
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
head
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
hidden
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
hide
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From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
horses
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
hour
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
knew
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From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
like
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
many
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
men
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
most
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
night's
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
opened
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
pedlar
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
quivering
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From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
RESTLESS
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From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
room
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From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
see
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
shared
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
side
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From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
sidling
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From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
sounded
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From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
stifled
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From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
Storm
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From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
swift
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
there
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From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RESTLESS DAWN As they stood there, a stifled bark sounded from the doorway.
things
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
way
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From this reading He knew that death was in the room, and cringed his way to Donald’s side.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
whimpered
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
windows
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From this reading Fire and gunshot and the night’s swift happenings had opened the windows through which dogs and horses see things hidden from most men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Storm, his grizzled hide quivering with eagerness, came sidling in.
wrong
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From this reading He crouched for a while, his head on the still body, and whimpered like a child; for the pedlar and he had shared many an hour of friendship when life was wrong with both.
