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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 His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
actually
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From this reading When he looked in the glass which Bill brought him, Casey actually felt ill.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
artistic
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
bandages
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
Barrymores
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
battered
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From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
Bill
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From this reading When he looked in the glass which Bill brought him, Casey actually felt ill.
bone
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he looked in the glass which Bill brought him, Casey actually felt ill.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
Casey
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From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
Casey's
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
cheek
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
down
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
drawn
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
expected
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
eyes
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
fastened
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
felt
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From this reading When he looked in the glass which Bill brought him, Casey actually felt ill.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
glass
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From this reading When he looked in the glass which Bill brought him, Casey actually felt ill.
ground
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
head
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
higher
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
how
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
ill
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From this reading When he looked in the glass which Bill brought him, Casey actually felt ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
knee
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
leg
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
more
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
people
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From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
person
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
picturesquely
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
put
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
ran
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
sad
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From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
scar
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
shoulder
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
show
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From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
straps
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
sunken
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
temple
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From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His left shoulder was higher than his right shoulder, and his eyes were sunken in his head and a scar ran down along his temple to his left cheek bone.
tried
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
up
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From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Casey's right leg was drawn up at the knee so that he could not put his foot on the ground when he tried, and he did not know how the straps were fastened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he looked in the glass which Bill brought him, Casey actually felt ill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Casey looked battered and sad when the show people were through with him.
wound
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From this reading He had expected bandages wound picturesquely around his person, but the Barrymores were more artistic than that.
