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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 Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
all
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
beauty
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
bread
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
came
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
care-free
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From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
days
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From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
doing
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From this reading The young rascal knew what he was doing.
eating
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
face
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
father
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
forefinger
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From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
getting
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From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
grease
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From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
greedily
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
ham
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
hard
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
Harvey
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From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young rascal knew what he was doing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
knew
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From this reading The young rascal knew what he was doing.
Lem
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
lick
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
licked
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From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
lips
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
luscious
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
made
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
moist
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From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
night
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
place
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
pleading
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
rascal
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From this reading The young rascal knew what he was doing.
red
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
Riverbank
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From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
Saint
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From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
sainthood
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From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
sandwich
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
saw
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
sitting
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
slowly
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
stop
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From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
swallow
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
There
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From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
turn
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
turning
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Saint Harvey of Riverbank was not having a care-free sainthood those days.
way
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From this reading He found a way of turning the ham slowly on the bread--so his father saw it in all its beauty--that made Saint Harvey turn red in the face and swallow hard and lick his lips greedily.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The young rascal knew what he was doing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a way in which Lem licked a forefinger after getting it moist with ham grease that was agony to Saint Harvey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lem came every night, sitting in the same place, pleading with his father to stop being a saint, and eating a luscious ham sandwich before his eyes.
young
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From this reading The young rascal knew what he was doing.
