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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 Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
Augustine's
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From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
burst
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From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
eyes
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From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You young fool!" he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
heavier
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From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
Hugh
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From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
laughing
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From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
laughter
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From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
lightnings
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From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
said
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From this reading "You young fool!" he said.
shout
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Sir
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From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
sky
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From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
stared
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From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
storm-swept
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From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
stress
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From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
Then
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From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
weighting
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From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
word
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From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You young fool!" he said.
young
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From this reading "You young fool!" he said.