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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 _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
ability
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From this reading Grant Dermitt's stories showed remarkable creative ability.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
alive
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From this reading His hero, Fleetwood Cassidy, was the greatest fictional character--alive!...
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
blubber
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From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
carpet
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From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
Cassidy
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character
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creative
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demonstrated
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Dermitt's
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down
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drinking
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face
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fat
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fictional
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fistful
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Fleetwood
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
fountain
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front
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Grant
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greatest
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hard
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From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
hero
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From this reading His hero, Fleetwood Cassidy, was the greatest fictional character--alive!...
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hero, Fleetwood Cassidy, was the greatest fictional character--alive!...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
just
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From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
knuckles
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From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
larded
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From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
like
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From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
Mario
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From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
nose
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From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
putty
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From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
rangey
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From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
reach
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From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grant Dermitt's stories showed remarkable creative ability.
showed
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From this reading Grant Dermitt's stories showed remarkable creative ability.
slammed
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From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
slobs
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From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
spurting
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From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
stories
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From this reading Grant Dermitt's stories showed remarkable creative ability.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _He demonstrated again that rangey reach of his and slammed a fistful of hard knuckles into the putty face in front of him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His hero, Fleetwood Cassidy, was the greatest fictional character--alive!...
thick
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From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
true
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From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
type
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From this reading He was just another one of those larded slobs and, true to the type, he began to blubber.
vampires
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From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hero, Fleetwood Cassidy, was the greatest fictional character--alive!...
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mario went down on the thick carpet, his fat nose spurting blood like a drinking fountain for vampires.