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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 Sheriff Anderson was a wreck rather than a fighting man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
alive
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
Anderson
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From this reading Sheriff Anderson was a wreck rather than a fighting man.
arm
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
bone
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
chair
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
chattering
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
crumpled
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
cut
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
downed
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
fall
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
fallen
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
fighting
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From this reading Sheriff Anderson was a wreck rather than a fighting man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
gash
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
hang
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
haste
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From this reading There was no need of their haste.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
horribly
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
knife
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
law
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
like
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
making
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
man
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
men
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no need of their haste.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no need of their haste.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no need of their haste.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
out
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
pulse
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
rather
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From this reading Sheriff Anderson was a wreck rather than a fighting man.
ribs
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
rung
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
scampered
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
seize
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
shattered
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From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
Sheriff
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From this reading Sheriff Anderson was a wreck rather than a fighting man.
six
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
soon
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
straightening
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From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
table
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From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sheriff Anderson was a wreck rather than a fighting man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no need of their haste.
There
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From this reading There was no need of their haste.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At that fall the six men scampered from beneath the table to seize the downed man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no need of their haste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One arm was horribly crumpled beneath him; his ribs were shattered, there was a great gash where the rung of the chair had cut into the bone like a knife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They stood chattering about the fallen man, straightening him out, feeling his pulse, making sure that he, who would soon hang at the will of the law, was alive.
wreck
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From this reading Sheriff Anderson was a wreck rather than a fighting man.
