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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 I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
aching
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
all
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
arms
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
beautiful
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From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
bit
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
black
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
bright
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From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
ceased
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
door
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From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
dull
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
evidently
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
fellows
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
Gyp
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From this reading "Poor old Gyp!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
head
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From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
huts
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
kept
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
kindness
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
legs
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
old
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From this reading "Poor old Gyp!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
once
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
pain
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From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
passing
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
pat
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From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
pay
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
plenty
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor old Gyp!"
populous
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
pretty
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
repassing
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
seen
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From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
shaggy
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
shining
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
strange
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
stroking
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
sun
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
then
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
there
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
throb
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
very
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From this reading It all looked very bright and beautiful, I thought, seen through the open door, but I was in great pain.
village
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
well
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From this reading My head had pretty well ceased to throb, but there was a dull strange aching in my arms and legs.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
wished
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From this reading I thought to myself, and I wished I could pat his head.
wishing
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From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I kept on wishing that I could pay him that little bit of kindness; and then at last I seemed to be stroking his shaggy head, and then it seemed that I was not free to do it, and then all at once it seemed to be morning, with the sun shining, and plenty of black fellows passing and repassing to the huts of what was evidently a populous village.
