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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 A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
Adrian
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From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
arms
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
blue-eyed
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
carriage
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
catching
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
charge
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
country
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
down
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
fair-bearded
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
followed
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From this reading A porter followed with his suit-case.
giant
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
got
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
grinning
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
gripping
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From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
heads
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
Hullo
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From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
laid
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
linked
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
made
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
out
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
people
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
platform
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
porter
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From this reading A porter followed with his suit-case.
quiet
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
ran
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
red-faced
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
sight
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
stuck
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
suit-case
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From this reading A porter followed with his suit-case.
sun-glazed
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
Then
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
thrust
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From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
train
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
turn
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From this reading "Hullo! hullo! hullo!" he shouted, and gripping Adrian in his turn, shouted it again.
up
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From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
uproar
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A fair-bearded, red-faced, blue-eyed, grinning giant got out of the train and catching sight of us ran up and laid a couple of great sun-glazed hands on my shoulders.
windows
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he thrust himself between us, linked our arms in his and made us charge with him down the quiet country platform.
wondering
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From this reading He made such an uproar that people stuck wondering heads out of the carriage windows.
