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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 THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah!" he added with a short sigh, "the soldiers, maybe.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
Ah
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From this reading Ah!" he added with a short sigh, "the soldiers, maybe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
anvil
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back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
bench
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
blue
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
broad
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
bronzed
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
countenance
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
doesn't
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From this reading He doesn’t like soldiers much, doesn’t the Captain."
eyes
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
FORGE
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
goes
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From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
hammer
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hand
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
head
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heard
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
heavy
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
JOHN
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
laugh
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
leant
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
like
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From this reading He doesn’t like soldiers much, doesn’t the Captain."
lit
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
man
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
maybe
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From this reading Ah!" he added with a short sigh, "the soldiers, maybe.
moment
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
moodily
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
much
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From this reading He doesn’t like soldiers much, doesn’t the Captain."
now
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From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
paused
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
rough
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
rugged
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said
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From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
sat
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Ah!" he added with a short sigh, "the soldiers, maybe.
sigh
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From this reading Ah!" he added with a short sigh, "the soldiers, maybe.
sighed
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
smile
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
soldiers
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From this reading Ah!" he added with a short sigh, "the soldiers, maybe.
staring
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
STICH
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
straightened
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
There
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From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
tickling
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From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
too
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
up
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
what's
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From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ah!" he added with a short sigh, "the soldiers, maybe.
wonder
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From this reading "There goes the Captain," he said, "I wonder now what’s tickling him.
wooden
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
work
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From this reading THE FORGE OF JOHN STICH John Stich too had heard that laugh; for a moment he paused in his work, straightened his broad back and leant his heavy hammer upon the anvil, whilst a pleasant smile lit up his bronzed and rugged countenance.
young
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From this reading He sighed again and looked across to where, on a rough wooden bench, sat a young man with head resting on his hand, his blue eyes staring moodily before him.
