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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 The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
arrested
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From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
Bend
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From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
convulsion
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
doorway
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From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
eyes
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
face
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
forth
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
fro
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From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
gave
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
gone
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From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
grief
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From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
gripped
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
hatred
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
inward
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
Juniper
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From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
Laocoon
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
man's
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From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
out
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From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
painful
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From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
peered
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From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
Presently
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From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
quivered
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From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
see
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From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
serpents
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
shook
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
sobs
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
sorrow
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
strangling
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
struggling
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
suffering
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
swayed
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From this reading “Dead an’ gone,” he repeated, as he swayed to and fro, and the table quivered in his grasp.
table
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
tears
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From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Presently, however, as though arrested by a thought, he peered out of the doorway towards Juniper Bend.
tragedy
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
unrelieved
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From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man’s grief was a painful thing to see.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an inward convulsion, which gave his face the look of unrelieved tragedy and suffering--Laocoon struggling with the serpents of sorrow and hatred which were strangling him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His hands gripped the table, while his body shook with sobs, though his eyes gave forth no tears.
