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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 "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
almost
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
any
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From this reading "Not any more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
Barbara
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
clay
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
creepy
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
didn't
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From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
disagreeable
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
Doesn't
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
give
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
He's
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
keep
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From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
keeps
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
looking
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
model
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
more
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From this reading "Not any more.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not any more.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
oh
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
really
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
said
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
splendid
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
talk
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From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
then
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
wasn't
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
wish
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
work
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
working
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"