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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 I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
big
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From this reading But I made a big effort to pull myself together.
bodies
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
certain
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From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
concerned
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
death
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
dizzy
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
drunken
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
effort
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From this reading But I made a big effort to pull myself together.
examined
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From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
fact
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
Front
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
full
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
grasped
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
horror-filled
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
just
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
like
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
literally
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
made
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From this reading But I made a big effort to pull myself together.
man
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
many
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
moments
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
much
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
MURDER
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But I made a big effort to pull myself together.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
pull
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From this reading But I made a big effort to pull myself together.
really
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From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
seen
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
significance
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
Some
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
stare
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
startled
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
stupefied
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
suddenness
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
together
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From this reading But I made a big effort to pull myself together.
too
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
turned
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From this reading I turned dizzy and bewildered like a drunken man, and could do nothing but just stare at the body, literally stupefied by the suddenness of it.
unfortunate
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
warm
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From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I examined her to be certain that she was really dead, for the body was still warm.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't the fact of death that startled me; I had seen too many dead bodies at the Front to be much concerned.
woman's
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From this reading MURDER Some horror-filled moments passed before I grasped the full significance to me of the unfortunate woman's death.
