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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 None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
all
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
bones
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
bookcases
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
boy
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
boy's
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
bust
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But our work was not yet over.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
came
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
caught
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
clear
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
cold
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From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
crowd
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
falling
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
find
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
followed
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
Gaston's
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
gray
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
grime
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
head
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
insensible
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
kneeling
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From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
known
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From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
lad
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From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
Lemois
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
louder
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
mother
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
mud
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From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But our work was not yet over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But our work was not yet over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
perhaps
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
piercing
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
powdered
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
rain
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From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
revived
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From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
sagging
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
shout
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
shriek
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
sight
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
some
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
Then
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
unison
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
weight
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From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading None of his bones were broken, none that Lemois could find; something had struck the boy--some falling weight--perhaps a bust from one of the bookcases over his head.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
whiter
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From this reading The crowd shouted in unison as they caught sight of Lemois' gray head, all the whiter from the grime of powdered plaster.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the last the lad had known until he found his mother kneeling beside him in the rain and mud, where the cold wind and rain revived him.
work
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From this reading But our work was not yet over.
wreck
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From this reading Then came another and louder shout, followed by another piercing shriek from Gaston's mother as her boy's sagging, insensible body was brought clear of the wreck.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But our work was not yet over.
