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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 corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
also
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
big
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
blood-stained
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
boot
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
care
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From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
colonel
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
corporal
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
crumb
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From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
devoured
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From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
don't
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From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
expression
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
eyes
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
face
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
gluttonously
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From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
going
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From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
horse
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
hungry
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
Jean
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From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
loaf
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From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
more
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From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
portion
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From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
saw
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
sitting
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From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
some
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From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
stand
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From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
stomach
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
stupid
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
suffering
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From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was at that time that they saw their colonel for the last time, sitting his big horse, with his blood-stained boot.
twinging
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
unmindful
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From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
watching
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From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They divided the loaf between them and each devoured his portion gluttonously, unmindful of what was going on about them so long as a crumb remained.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The corporal was watching him with hungry eyes and a stupid expression on his face; his stomach was also twinging him.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, I don’t care if I do; this suffering is more than I can stand.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you have some, Jean?”
