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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 This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
affair
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
Already
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From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
Arthur
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From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
away
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
back
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
become
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
bed
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
bedding
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From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
blankets
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From this reading Off came the pillows—blankets—sheets—finally the mattress.
boxed-in
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
came
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From this reading Off came the pillows—blankets—sheets—finally the mattress.
canvas
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
cheese
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
cotton
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
cover
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
craned
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
debris
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
disclosed
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
disintegrated
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
dusty
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
especially
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
excited
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
finally
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From this reading Off came the pillows—blankets—sheets—finally the mattress.
floor
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From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
forward
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
frame
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
full
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
fuzzy
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
given
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
group
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
head
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
holes
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
last
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
left
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
level
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
lint-like
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
mattress
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From this reading Off came the pillows—blankets—sheets—finally the mattress.
movements
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
off
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From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
piling
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From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
pillows
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From this reading Off came the pillows—blankets—sheets—finally the mattress.
pulling
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From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
pulp
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
removal
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
sheets
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From this reading Off came the pillows—blankets—sheets—finally the mattress.
spread
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
Swiss
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
trail
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From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading This last, a thin cotton affair, left a trail of fuzzy, lint-like debris behind it and disclosed on removal a canvas cover that had been spread underneath.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already Arthur was pulling off the bedding and piling it upon the floor.
watch
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From this reading They stood back of him in an excited group, every head craned forward to watch his movements.
weave
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From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The canvas, which was about on a level with the boxed-in bed frame, was as full of holes as a Swiss cheese and especially toward the center the weave had become disintegrated and given away to a dusty pulp.
