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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 voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was blind and helpless.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
blind
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From this reading He was blind and helpless.
Boyce
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
Boyce's
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
brows
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
corridor
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
couch
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
Dean
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From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
down
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
elbow
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
feel
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
ground
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From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
guiding
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was blind and helpless.
helpless
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From this reading He was blind and helpless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
how
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
humoured
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
idea
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
knits
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
made
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
much
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From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
old
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
private
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
room
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
sobered
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From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
talked
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
then
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From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
there
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
up
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From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
very
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From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
voice
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From this reading The voice of our Dean sobered him a little, but not very much.
Wade
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
waist
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From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
walk
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From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was blind and helpless.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We had to walk him down the passage, one at each elbow, to Boyce's private room, and while Boyce talked to him there, and humoured him about this ship idea, I went along the corridor and asked old Wade to come and look at him.
why
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From this reading He asked where his hands were, and why he had to walk about up to his waist in the ground.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wade thought over him a long time--you know how he knits his brows--and then made him feel the couch, guiding his hands to it.
