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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 MOMENT OF FORGIVENESS.
affection
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From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
all
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From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
back
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From this reading "And the poor old elephant is flat on his back," I said.
blown
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
boilers
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
brusk
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
called
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
combination
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
cover
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
Culpepper
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
dramatic
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
elephant
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From this reading "And the poor old elephant is flat on his back," I said.
end
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
enmity
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From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
flat
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From this reading "And the poor old elephant is flat on his back," I said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
FORGIVENESS
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From this reading A MOMENT OF FORGIVENESS.
Fox
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
genuine
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From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
gone
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From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
greatest
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
hand
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From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
head
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
held
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From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
horror
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And the poor old elephant is flat on his back," I said.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
lying
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
MOMENT
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From this reading A MOMENT OF FORGIVENESS.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MOMENT OF FORGIVENESS.
off
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
old
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From this reading "And the poor old elephant is flat on his back," I said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And the poor old elephant is flat on his back," I said.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
paper
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
piece
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And the poor old elephant is flat on his back," I said.
Red
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
said
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
saw
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
season
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
shattered
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
sheriff
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
there
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
tied
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With genuine affection he took my hand, and all the enmity I had held against him was gone in a moment.
up
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
village
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From this reading He said that the boilers of the Red Fox had blown off the end of our season, and had shattered the greatest dramatic combination that ever looked with horror at a piece of paper in the hand of a village sheriff.
voice
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
whimper
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From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Culpepper called in the afternoon, and when he saw me lying there with my head tied up, he was brusk for a moment to cover the whimper in his voice.
