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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 was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
ache
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From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
approaching
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asleep
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
attempt
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back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
bone
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car
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
carried
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chilled
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cold
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dawn
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end
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engine
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faint
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
feel
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few
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From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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furrow
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Game
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
gleaming
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gloom
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Goering
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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head
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hopeless
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how
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From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was cold, chilled to the bone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
kneecap
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From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
lights
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
linden
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
loomed
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
lower
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
minimize
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minutes
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From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
mist
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
neck
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
Park
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
Richthofen
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
road
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Royal
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side
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slug
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From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
sound
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
spreading
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was cold, chilled to the bone.
There
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
throbbing
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From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
tilted
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From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was cold, chilled to the bone.
together
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
trees
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From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Richthofen, Goering and I stood together under spreading linden trees at the lower end of the Royal Game Park.
up
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From this reading There was the faint sound of an engine approaching, and a long car loomed up in the gloom on the road above, lights gleaming through morning mist.
vast
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From this reading I was still half asleep, and I carried my head tilted forward and a little to the side in a hopeless attempt to minimize the vast throbbing ache from the furrow across the back of my neck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was cold, chilled to the bone.
wondering
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From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a few minutes before dawn and I was wondering how a slug in the kneecap would feel.
