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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 The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
back
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
breath
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
Captain's
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
couldn't
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
cry
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
demanding
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
Dipping
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
Dorothy
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
drawing
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
dropped
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
eyes
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
fell
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
fingers
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
followed
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
frightened
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
gently
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
glass
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
ground
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
head
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
Herbert
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
house
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
hurled
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
indeed
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
instant
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
instantly
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
lasted
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
Lemuel
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
Leslie's
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
lifted
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
lips
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
man
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
moistened
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
Monty
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
more
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
movement
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
old
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
opened
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
parted
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
PLAY
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
recovering
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
roused
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
run
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
scattered
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
some
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From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
speak
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
stooped
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
Then
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
trying
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From this reading The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as he did so and trying to speak.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
water
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From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dipping her fingers in the water she moistened his lips, and when he parted them as if demanding more, she gently dropped some between them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
wits
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From this reading Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and lifted the Captain's head.
WORK
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From this reading PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, till Dorothy had come back with a glass of water, for which she had instantly run to the house as Captain Lemuel fell.
