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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 Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something appealing about her in spite of her looks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
appealing
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From this reading There was something appealing about her in spite of her looks.
away
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
back
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
Botts
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
buck
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
criminal
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
cur
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From this reading He was a cur, and she--hang it!
deep
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
die
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
ditch
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
face
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
flight
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
flood
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
glad
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
hang
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From this reading He was a cur, and she--hang it!
harboring
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
head
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
homely
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
injustice
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was a cur, and she--hang it!
James
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
kicked
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
kid
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
looks
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From this reading There was something appealing about her in spite of her looks.
moment
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
only
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
orphan
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
out
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
Partners
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
possible
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
red
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
see
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
shame
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
skinny
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something appealing about her in spite of her looks.
spite
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From this reading There was something appealing about her in spite of her looks.
stopping
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
stranger
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
suffused
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
there
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
thoughts
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
throbbed
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
thrown
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
turned
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From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
twinged
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From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was glad that his back twinged and his head throbbed; he ought to be kicked out into the ditch and left to die there for harboring such thoughts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Partners For a moment James Botts turned his head away lest she see the deep red flood of shame which had suffused his face.
world
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From this reading Poor little skinny, homely, orphan kid, thrown out to buck the world for herself, and stopping in her first flight from injustice to help a stranger, only to have him think her a possible criminal!
