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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 found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
alive
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
answer
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
ashore
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
back
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
Bay
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
buried
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
cap
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
dropped
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
effect
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
end
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
extraordinary
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
eyes
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
face
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
fallen
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
fashion
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
fell
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
fingers
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
forgot
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
further
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
gable
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
go
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
Gordon
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
hair
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
hairy
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
house
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
indeed
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
jaw
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
kep
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
knew
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
lay
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
made
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
man
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
men
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
minute
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
now
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
only
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
paper
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
pipe
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
quarter
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
said
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
Sandag
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
signs
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
silently
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From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
staring
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
strange
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
there
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
uncle
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
watching
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must have looked at one another silently for a quarter of a minute, before he made answer in this extraordinary fashion: “Had he a hair kep on?”
weariness
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
weather
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From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
well
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From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
white
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From this reading He dropped his pipe and fell back against the end of the house with his jaw fallen, his eyes staring, and his long face as white as paper.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found my uncle at the gable end, watching the signs of the weather, with a pipe in his fingers.
words
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From this reading “Uncle,” said I, “there were men ashore at Sandag Bay—” I had no time to go further; indeed, I not only forgot my words, but even my weariness, so strange was the effect on Uncle Gordon.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading I knew as well as if I had been there that the man who now lay buried at Sandag had worn a hairy cap, and that he had come ashore alive.
