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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 cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
also
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From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
cast
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
chair
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
chin
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
CLOSED
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
dark
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From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
Don
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
DOORS
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
down
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
encounter
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
everywhere
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
eyes
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From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
face
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
features
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From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
hand
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
heal
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From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
house
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
lad
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From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
Lane
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
larger
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From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
late
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
looking
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
mother
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From this reading He cast himself down in a chair, his chin in his hand, looking everywhere but at his mother.
mother's
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
now
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From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
pale
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
partially
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
reached
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
recovered
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
sat
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From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
scarred
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From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
shadows
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From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
sharpened
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From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
slow
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From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
soul
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From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
sullen
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her features seemed sharpened, her eyes larger for the dark shadows now about them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
together
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From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
white-faced
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From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
woman
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From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
wounds
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From this reading His wounds, poor lad, were of the soul, slow to heal.
years
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From this reading The white-faced woman who sat looking at him had also her wounds, scarred though they were, these years.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading CLOSED DOORS By the time Don Lane had reached his mother's house he partially had pulled himself together, but his face was still pale and sullen, not yet recovered from the late encounter.
