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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
all
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And his heart was as cold as his body.
Aunt
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
beard
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From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
birth
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
Blair
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From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And his heart was as cold as his body.
bones
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
Cathie's
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chest
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From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
chilled
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
cold
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From this reading And his heart was as cold as his body.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
courage
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
deadly
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
dozing
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
eyes
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
fairly
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
faith
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
fitfully
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
grey
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From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
heart
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From this reading And his heart was as cold as his body.
heavy
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
horrors
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
Jannet
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
Jean
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
man's
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
manfully
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
marrow
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
misery
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
new
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
night
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
OUT
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put
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
rarely
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
rock
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
sat
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
slept
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From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
slow
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
sorer
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
spent
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
strain
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
surely
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
test
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
watched
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From this reading He himself sat on his rock, chilled to the marrow of his bones, and watched with heavy eyes the slow birth of new life after the deadly horrors of the night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Cathie's grey beard was on his chest, but whether he slept Blair could not tell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
WIPED
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From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WIPED OUT Jean and Aunt Jannet were dozing fitfully, fairly spent with the strain and misery of it all.
wrestled
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From this reading He wrestled manfully with that which was in him, but surely man's faith and courage were rarely put to sorer test.
