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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 Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
add
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From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
aspect
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From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
beard
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From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
bow
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
bushy
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
cabin
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
cap
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From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
Cruncher
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
dangled
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
entered
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
feet
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
fox
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
FRIEND
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
gave
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From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
gray
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From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
head
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
height
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From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
high
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
humble
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
hussar
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
Kit
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
like
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
log
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
LOSES
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
made
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From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
massive
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From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
Matt
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
more
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From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
necessary
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
OLD
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
ornamented
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
patriarchal
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From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
Rockwood
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
side
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
six
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
skins
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From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
tail
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
tall
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From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
tassels
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From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His beard, gray and massive, was more than a foot long, and gave him a patriarchal aspect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
VALUED
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Kit Cruncher was about six feet and a half high, and it was necessary that he should bow his head when he entered even the humble log cabin of Matt Rockwood.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL LOSES AN OLD AND VALUED FRIEND.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was ornamented with the long, bushy tail of a fox, which dangled on one side like the tassels from the cap of a hussar.
wore
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From this reading He wore a cap made of skins, so tall that it seemed to add another foot to his height.
