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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 There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
arm
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
bone
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
bothered
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
came
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
claws
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
coat
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From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
down
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
elbow
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
eyes
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From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
fangs
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
far-away
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From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
flow
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From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
gone
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
machine
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
many
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
mended
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From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
neatly
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From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
old
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
only
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
rainy
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
ravage
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
reached
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
recent
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
rents
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From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
said
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
scars
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From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
see
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From this reading I could see the neatly mended rents in the coat he had on.
shoulder
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
showed
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From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
soft
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From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
somewhat
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
There
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
threshing
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
tigress
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From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
weather
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There were many of them, and one recent one where a tigress had reached for his shoulder and gone down to the bone.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
words
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From this reading With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars.
wounds
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From this reading But it was nothing, he said, only the old wounds bothered him somewhat when rainy weather came on.
wrought
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From this reading His right arm, from the elbow down, looked as though it had gone through a threshing machine, what of the ravage wrought by claws and fangs.
