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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 There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
ache
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
ball
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
bones
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
breath
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
chest
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
controlled-environment
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curl
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
deep
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
defend
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From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was different this time.
dry
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
enemies
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From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
few
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fire
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
friends
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From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
got
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From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
job
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From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
just
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From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
kitten
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
knives
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
like
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
lungs
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
machine's
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From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
Mackenzie
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made
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
mental
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From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
mew
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
mice
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
mouth
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
nested
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
note
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From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
out
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From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
pain
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
pet
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place
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From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
soon
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stomach
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
tank
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tasted
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I made a mental note to tell Mackenzie a few things about his pet controlled-environment tank--just as soon as I got out of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
There
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was different this time.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was different this time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
twisted
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
want
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From this reading There was a dry pain in my lungs, and a deep ache in my bones, and a fire in my stomach that made me want to curl into a ball and mew like a kitten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies--but it had forgotten it had friends!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
wooden
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From this reading My mouth tasted as though mice had nested in it, and when I took a deep breath wooden knives twisted in my chest.
