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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 For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
andirons
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
BRIDGE
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bright
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broke
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Cantrell's
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crop
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Dave
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didn't
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From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
DREAMS
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eyes
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felt
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From this reading I felt it smash.
flamed
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
held
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
hell
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt it smash.
inside
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From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
logs
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loose
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Major
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
moment
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From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
saying
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slashed
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smash
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From this reading I felt it smash.
snapped
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
Taylor
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From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
then
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
Tom
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
up
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
wasn't
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From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.