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all
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From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
bed
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
bones
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From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
break
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
couch
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
crossed
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
dawn
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
embers
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From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
four
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
gone
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
got
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
hand
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
heads
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
heap
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
hedge
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
home
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
inn
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
just
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
Keeping
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
keys
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From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
men
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
men's
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From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
more
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
once
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
place
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From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
road
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
round
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
see
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
smouldering
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
spot
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
Taking
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From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
then
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From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
three
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
threw
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From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
thrown
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From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Standing in this place I took the bones, and threw them one by one over the hedge and over the men’s heads into the smoking embers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
watch
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From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
watched
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From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I then returned home as I had gone, and went to bed once more, just as the dawn began to break.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the bones had all been thrown, I threw the keys; last of all I threw the watch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Taking them in my hand, I crossed the road, and got round behind the inn, where the couch heap was still smouldering.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Keeping behind the hedge, I could see the heads of the three or four men who watched the spot.
