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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 Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
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beam
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beasts
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Erich was standing beyond the bomb chest; little smiles were ruffling his lips.
bomb
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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button
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certes
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chest
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convenient
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crazy
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deep
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detail
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From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't.
don't
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earth
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else
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Erich
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From this reading Erich was standing beyond the bomb chest; little smiles were ruffling his lips.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
faint
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fed
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focus
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go
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guess
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
hand
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From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Erich was standing beyond the bomb chest; little smiles were ruffling his lips.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
inside
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ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
like
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lips
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Erich was standing beyond the bomb chest; little smiles were ruffling his lips.
LOOSE
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made
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magnified
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
milke
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move
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
painfully
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push
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real
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really
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red
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ruffling
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saw
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seven
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skulls
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smiles
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Spenser
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spoken
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spotlighted
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spring
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squeezing
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From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Erich was standing beyond the bomb chest; little smiles were ruffling his lips.
switch
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything, everybody, every move that was made, every word that was spoken, was painfully real to me, like a hand twisting and squeezing things deep inside me, and I saw every least detail spotlighted and magnified like I had the seven skulls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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things
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throw
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TIGER
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trap
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twisting
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tygres
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Erich was standing beyond the bomb chest; little smiles were ruffling his lips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But whence he was, or of what wombe ybore, Of beasts, or of the earth, I have not red: But certes was with milke of wolves and tygres fed.
wolves
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wombe
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word
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ybore
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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