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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 It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
alive
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From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
arose
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
boiled
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
breath
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
burning
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
certainly
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From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
damn
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
damned
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From this reading "To decompose so damned fast!
decompose
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From this reading "To decompose so damned fast!
didn't
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
died
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
drying
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
expansion
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
explains
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From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
fast
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From this reading "To decompose so damned fast!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
few
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
foul
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
going
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
horn
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
illness
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
Incredible
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From this reading "Incredible!" thought Jerry.
inside
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
Jerry
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From this reading "Incredible!" thought Jerry.
Junior
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From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
kicking
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From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
lay
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
liquid
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
minutes
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
more
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
now
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
odor
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
out
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
painful
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
retch
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
rotten
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
said
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
scented
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
shake
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
sickly
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "To decompose so damned fast!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
stomach
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
sunlight
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
tail-tip
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
thing's
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Incredible!" thought Jerry.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To decompose so damned fast!
Ugh
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From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
wave
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From this reading "The damn thing's going rotten _inside_ me!" he said to himself, feeling the first wave of illness shake him from horn to tail-tip.
why
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From this reading But it certainly explains why Junior brought me that thing still alive and kicking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It didn't last more than a few minutes after it died--_Ugh!_" The sickly retch boiled out from his stomach with a painful expansion, and he scented the same foul odor on his breath as arose from the liquid that now lay drying in the burning sunlight.
