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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 hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
all
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
ate
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From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
background
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
banana
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From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
bellowed
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From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
bitterness
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
boiling
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From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
Bud
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
car
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From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
day
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From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
down
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
engine
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
ferryboat
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From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
filled
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From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
flight
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
hoarse
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From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
hovered
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
indistinct
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
lazily
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From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
liking
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
many
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From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
Marie
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
mean
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
misty
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
murk
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From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
owned
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From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
painful
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
receded
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
siren
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From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
started
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
there
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From this reading Marie and all the bitterness she had come to mean to him receded into the misty background of his mind and hovered there, an indistinct memory of something painful in his life.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
throttled
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
trouble
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From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
up
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
warm
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From this reading Bud started the engine, throttled it down to his liking, and left it to warm up for the flight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
wished
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From this reading He ate another banana, thinking lazily that he wished he owned this car.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the first time in many a day his mind was not filled and boiling over with his trouble.
