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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 Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
abide
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
afterward
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From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
ate
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From this reading He ate as if he had not tasted food for a week.
attempt
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
broiled
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
called
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
cate
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
coals
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
confirmed
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From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
constructed
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
corn
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
countenance
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
delicate
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
dodger
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
engagement
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From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
expressed
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
food
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From this reading He ate as if he had not tasted food for a week.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He ate as if he had not tasted food for a week.
grizzled
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
impartiality
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
Indian
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
intended
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
juggler
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From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
keep
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From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
meal
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From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
most
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
mountain
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
neutrality
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He ate as if he had not tasted food for a week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
Old
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
out
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From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
partook
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
perish
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
resolution
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From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
rigid
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
Sims's
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
stubbly
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
success
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From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
sufficed
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From this reading His art had sufficed to keep him out of the engagement this morning, and his success had confirmed his resolution.
tasted
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From this reading He ate as if he had not tasted food for a week.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed afterward to the juggler that this meal saved his life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
trout
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From this reading He partook of mountain trout broiled on the coals, and of “that most delicate cate” constructed of Indian meal and called the corn dodger.
unshaven
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From this reading Old Sims’s grizzled, stubbly, unshaven countenance expressed a rigid neutrality, as if he intended to abide by this impartiality or perish in the attempt.
week
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From this reading He ate as if he had not tasted food for a week.
