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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 PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
Amber
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
babu
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
back
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
chair
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
damned
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From this reading "Well," he observed reflectively, "I'm damned."
dropped
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
eyes
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
feet
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm a fool," said Amber; "and if I'm not mistaken you're Labertouche."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
given
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
glittering
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
gusty
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
I'm
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From this reading "Well," he observed reflectively, "I'm damned."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'm a fool," said Amber; "and if I'm not mistaken you're Labertouche."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
Labertouche
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From this reading "I'm a fool," said Amber; "and if I'm not mistaken you're Labertouche."
laughter
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
lay
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
less
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
lowered
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
mistaken
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
moment
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
more
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm a fool," said Amber; "and if I'm not mistaken you're Labertouche."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
observed
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From this reading "Well," he observed reflectively, "I'm damned."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
paroxysm
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
PINK
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
pistol
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
poised
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
rage
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
reassuring
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
reflectively
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From this reading "Well," he observed reflectively, "I'm damned."
revolver
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
rude
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
said
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From this reading "I'm a fool," said Amber; "and if I'm not mistaken you're Labertouche."
SATIN
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
ShakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
shoehorn
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From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
silent
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
slowly
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
then
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
wary
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the glittering thing he had mistaken for a revolver lay at his feet; and it was nothing more nor less than a shoehorn.
way
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From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
weapon
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From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
Well
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From this reading "Well," he observed reflectively, "I'm damned."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While as for the babu, he had dropped back into the chair and given way to a rude but reassuring paroxysm of gusty, silent laughter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PINK SATIN Shaking with rage, Amber stood for a long moment with pistol poised and eyes wary; then, bewildered, he slowly lowered the weapon.
you're
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From this reading "I'm a fool," said Amber; "and if I'm not mistaken you're Labertouche."
