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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 "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
all
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From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
bit
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
broke
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From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
came
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From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
chamber
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From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
clerk
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From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
cocoanuts
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From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
cross
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
cursing
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
dinner
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From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
drawled
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
dueling
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
enough
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From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
evening
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From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
fingering
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
forehead
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
heat
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
Heywood's
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From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
host
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
house
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From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
I'd
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
jauntily
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
just
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
lay
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From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
legs
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
lights
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
looks
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
Nesbit
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
now
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
o
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
out
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
PORTALS
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From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
river
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
rouse
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From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
Rudolph
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From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
said
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
sat
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
smoky
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
some
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
stupor
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From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
then
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
THREE
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From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THREE PORTALS Not till after dinner, that evening, did Rudolph rouse from his stupor.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "After all," he broke silence, "those cocoanuts came time enough."
upper
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From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
watching
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
wearily
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From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
window
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From this reading The host, with both his long legs out at window, sat watching the smoky lights along the river, and now and then cursing the heat.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the clerk, he lay wearily in the upper chamber of Heywood's house.
wounded
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From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.--But I had _some_ part.
