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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 He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
all
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From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
any
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
attempts
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
bad
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From this reading That wasn't so bad, he thought; everyone dies--everyone but the Twelve.
breadth
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That wasn't so bad, he thought; everyone dies--everyone but the Twelve.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
consciousness
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From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
dies
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From this reading That wasn't so bad, he thought; everyone dies--everyone but the Twelve.
dull
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From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
end
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From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
energy
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
escape
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading That wasn't so bad, he thought; everyone dies--everyone but the Twelve.
flickered
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From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
fruitless
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
full
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
gray
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From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
hurt
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From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
lived
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From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
monotonously
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From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
more
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From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
out
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
pacing
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
palled
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
proof
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
quickly
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
rasping
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From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
realization
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From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
really
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From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That wasn't so bad, he thought; everyone dies--everyone but the Twelve.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
stretched
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
then
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
There
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
tomorrow
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From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
tries
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
Twelve
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From this reading That wasn't so bad, he thought; everyone dies--everyone but the Twelve.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
very
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
wait
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From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
wasn't
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From this reading That wasn't so bad, he thought; everyone dies--everyone but the Twelve.
wasting
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From this reading There was no point wasting energy in fruitless escape tries; he had determined very quickly that his cell was proof to any attempts.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What hurt more was the rasping realization that he had never really lived at all.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He stood for a while, pacing the length and breadth of the cell until that palled, and then he stretched out full length to wait for morning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One dull gray thought flickered monotonously through his consciousness: tomorrow his life would end.
