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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 _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
anyway
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From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
appears
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
appreciatively
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From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
can't
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
coals
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
Colonel
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
compared
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
CUM
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From this reading CUM GRANO SALIS.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
eat
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
Fennister
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
fruit
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
glumly
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
GRANO
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From this reading CUM GRANO SALIS.
Grodski
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From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
hour
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
how
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
Just
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
knows
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
live
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
Major
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From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
man
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
mean
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
native
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
Number
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
others
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
pile
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
said
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From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
SALIS
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From this reading CUM GRANO SALIS.
sending
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
Shed
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
smells
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From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
smoke
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From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
sniffing
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From this reading "The smoke smells good, anyway," said Major Grodski, sniffing appreciatively.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
Storage
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One man could eat the native fruit and live ... but how?_ "And that," said Colonel Fennister glumly, "appears to be that."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
they'd
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
tongues
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
unfortunately
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From this reading _Just because a man can do something others can't does not, unfortunately, mean he knows how to do it.
up
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From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pile of glowing coals that had been Storage Shed Number One was still sending up tongues of flame, but they were nothing compared with what they'd been half an hour before.
