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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 saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
altogether
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
assured
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
awning
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
boy
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
breakfast
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
canvas
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
Charlie
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
Chinaman
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From this reading It was, in fact, a gaunt, sad-eyed Chinaman.
cook
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
cooking
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
department
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
early
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
erected
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
fact
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From this reading It was, in fact, a gaunt, sad-eyed Chinaman.
fat
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
figure
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
folds
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
Fox
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
FUN
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From this reading HIS NAME WAS MEEN FUN.
gaunt
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From this reading It was, in fact, a gaunt, sad-eyed Chinaman.
German
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
glance
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS NAME WAS MEEN FUN.
horizon
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
idea
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in fact, a gaunt, sad-eyed Chinaman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
Jack
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
just
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
MEEN
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From this reading HIS NAME WAS MEEN FUN.
Meyer
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HIS NAME WAS MEEN FUN.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
occupied
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
out
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
person
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
poking
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
preparing
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
protect
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
pushed
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
rising
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
sad-eyed
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From this reading It was, in fact, a gaunt, sad-eyed Chinaman.
saw
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
second
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
sort
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From this reading A second glance, however, assured him it was altogether a different sort of person from the fat German boy.
stove
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
sun
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
tent
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
up
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS NAME WAS MEEN FUN.
weather
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From this reading He saw a figure poking around the cook stove under the awning erected to protect the cooking department from the weather, and his first idea was that it was Meyer preparing an early breakfast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
woke
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From this reading The sun was just rising above the distant horizon next morning when Jack woke up, pushed open the folds of the canvas of the tent occupied by himself and Charlie Fox, and looked out.
