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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 We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
admit
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all
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
barely
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
beds
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
bit
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From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
camp
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From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
canvas
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
carries
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From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
Casey
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
certain
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
chair
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From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
couldn't
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
death
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
down
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From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
experiences
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
facts
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
feet
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
fill
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
floor
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
folding
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From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
incredulity
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
jury
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
keep
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
larger
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From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
lost
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
men
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most
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
near
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
newness
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
opening
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From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
outfit
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
pack
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From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
proved
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From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
Ryan
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
sat
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From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
sheer
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From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
soiled
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
strips
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
table
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
tent
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
there
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
true
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
twelve
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twelve-by-fourteen
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From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
usually
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From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
walked
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From this reading So Casey Ryan, having lost his outfit and come so near to death that he could barely keep his feet under him, walked into a tent and stood there thinking it couldn't be true.
walking
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading A folding camp chair stood near the opening, and Casey sat down from sheer weakness while he looked about him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tent was a twelve-by-fourteen, which is a bit larger than one usually carries in a pack outfit.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
white
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From this reading It had a canvas floor soiled in strips where the most walking had been done, but white under table and beds, which proved its newness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We can all remember certain experiences that fill us with incredulity even while we admit that the facts could be proved before a jury of twelve men.
