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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 A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
all
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From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
bag
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
baize
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
bright
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
care
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From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
cheeks
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
clear
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
color
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
cry
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From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
delicate
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From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
dismay
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From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
dropped
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
escaped
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From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
examining
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From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
eyes
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
Ezra
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
face
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From this reading Then he looked up, and at the sight of his uncle's face rose swiftly to his feet.
fall
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
feet
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
flush
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
gently
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
ghastly
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
Gold
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
gray
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
green
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
ground
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
health
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
hectic
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
hurt
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From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
instant
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From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
instrument
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
knees
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From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
lips
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From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
man's
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
neck
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
old
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
raising
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
Reuben's
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From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
rose
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From this reading Then he looked up, and at the sight of his uncle's face rose swiftly to his feet.
said
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From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
seizing
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
She's
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From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
sight
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From this reading Then he looked up, and at the sight of his uncle's face rose swiftly to his feet.
suffered
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
swiftly
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From this reading Then he looked up, and at the sight of his uncle's face rose swiftly to his feet.
tenderly
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
then
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
too
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
uncle's
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From this reading Then he looked up, and at the sight of his uncle's face rose swiftly to his feet.
up
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
usually
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From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
violin
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From this reading Ezra Gold, seizing the violin gently by the neck, suffered the green baize bag to fall to the ground at his feet, and then tenderly raising the instrument in both hands, looked up and dropped it to the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A little cry of dismay escaped from Reuben's lips, and he was on his knees in an instant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old man's eyes were ghastly, and his cheeks, which had usually a hectic flush of color too clear and bright for health, were of a leaden gray.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She's not hurt,” he said, examining the violin with delicate care-- “not hurt at all.”
