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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 Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
adrenalin
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all
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From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
attempt
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avoiding
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bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every rustle of the pages seemed to release a fresh shot of adrenalin into his blood stream.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
bony
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From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
brain
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From this reading Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
carefully
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clenched
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From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
clock
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From this reading Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
crowds
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cutting
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From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
Dane
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Earth
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editor
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especially
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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
face
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felt
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From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
fresh
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From this reading Every rustle of the pages seemed to release a fresh shot of adrenalin into his blood stream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
Jordan's
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learned
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
loose-jointed
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From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
matter
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From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
nails
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From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
notes
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From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
old
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old-fashioned
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From this reading Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
oversized
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From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
pages
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palms
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From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
Phillips
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pockets
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racing
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From this reading Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
read
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relaxation
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release
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rustle
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seat
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From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
seem
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every rustle of the pages seemed to release a fresh shot of adrenalin into his blood stream.
sent
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set
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shot
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skimmed
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slouched
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From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
stream
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tall
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From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
There
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throb
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From this reading Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
tick
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From this reading Every tick of the old-fashioned clock sent a throb racing through his brain.
tightly
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From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
truth
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
watching
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way
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From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the oversized hands in his pockets were clenched so tightly that the nails were cutting into his palms.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _There was nothing, especially on Earth, which could set him free--the truth least of all!_ Dane Phillips slouched in the window seat, watching the morning crowds on their way to work and carefully avoiding any attempt to read Jordan's old face as the editor skimmed through the notes.
window
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work
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