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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 THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
attempt
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From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
bacon
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ball
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
bread
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breakfast
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breathless
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From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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butter
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
cereal
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coffee
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CONCERNED
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considerate
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cream
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crisp
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dawn
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From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
dining-room
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Don
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eggs
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From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
farm
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From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
fresh
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grumblingly
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
happily
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
household
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
kitchen
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From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
lack
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lands
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From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
living
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From this reading He was living in a new world, the world of the very poor.
longer
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made
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maple
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massed
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mention
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met
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more
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mother
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mother's
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much
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From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
new
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night
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From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He trifled with his cereal and his coffee, happily too considerate to mention the lack of butter and cream, but grumblingly sensible all the time that the bread was no longer fresh.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
once
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From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
OTHER
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From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
picked
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poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was living in a new world, the world of the very poor.
prepared
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red
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refreshed
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rising
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rooms
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sensible
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From this reading He trifled with his cereal and his coffee, happily too considerate to mention the lack of butter and cream, but grumblingly sensible all the time that the bread was no longer fresh.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
simple
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sleep
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strips
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stuffy
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sultry
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sun
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not know, as he picked at the crisp bacon strips, that bacon, or even eggs, made an unusual breakfast in his mother's household.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He trifled with his cereal and his coffee, happily too considerate to mention the lack of butter and cream, but grumblingly sensible all the time that the bread was no longer fresh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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town
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trees
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From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
trifled
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unusual
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very
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From this reading He was living in a new world, the world of the very poor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OTHER WOMAN CONCERNED The sultry night at last was broken by a breathless dawn, the sun rising a red ball over the farm lands beyond the massed maple trees of the town.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Not much refreshed by the attempt at sleep in the stuffy little rooms, Don and his mother met once more in the little kitchen dining-room where she had prepared the simple breakfast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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WOMAN
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world
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