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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 "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
armchair
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
chair
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From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
comfortable
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From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
conscious
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From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want me to do?"
down
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
Family
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
Find
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From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
finished
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From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
front
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
gathering
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
goodbyes
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From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
grateful
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm ready.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What do you want me to do?"
nearest
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
Odeon
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From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
procedure
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From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
Protector
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From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
ready
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From this reading "I'm ready.
remain
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From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
sat
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From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odeon sat down in the nearest armchair, grateful to his Family for gathering around as the Protector stood in front of him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
turned
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From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
want
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From this reading What do you want me to do?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want me to do?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Find a comfortable chair, and tell me whether you want to remain conscious for the procedure or not."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Odeon was finished with his goodbyes, he turned to the Protector.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you want me to do?"