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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 sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Kenneth had noticed it; he came across the cotton-rows and joined him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
away
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
boys
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From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
came
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
Charles
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From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
Charles's
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
cotton-rows
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From this reading Kenneth had noticed it; he came across the cotton-rows and joined him.
desperate
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
drive
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
driven
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
father
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
field
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From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
gate
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
glance
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
got
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
happening
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
hard
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kenneth had noticed it; he came across the cotton-rows and joined him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
house
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
joined
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From this reading Kenneth had noticed it; he came across the cotton-rows and joined him.
Kenneth
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From this reading Kenneth had noticed it; he came across the cotton-rows and joined him.
laboring
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
limbs
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
Mary
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
mental
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
movement
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
noticed
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From this reading Kenneth had noticed it; he came across the cotton-rows and joined him.
o'clock
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
off
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
out
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
pain
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
saw
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
sheer
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
sheriff
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
sit
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
surprise
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
ten
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
tendency
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
Then
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
throw
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
trap
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
two-seated
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
up
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
village
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From this reading Then, to Charles's surprise, both Mary and her father came out, got into the trap, and were driven away toward the village.
waiting
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From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Charles and the boys were in the field the next morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about ten o'clock, when, happening to glance toward the house, he saw the sheriff drive up in a two-seated trap and sit waiting at the gate.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
work
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From this reading The sheer desperate movement of his limbs while at hard work had a tendency to throw off the mental pain that he was still laboring under.
