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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 With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
brim
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
brow
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
bullet
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From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
cafe
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
came
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From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
confused
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
Decoud
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From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
door
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
down
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
filled
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
floor
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
girls
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
gone
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
heard
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
heel
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
horse
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
idea
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
iron
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
leg
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
line
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From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
low
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
middle
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
moment
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From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
naked
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
Nostromo
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
oblivion
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From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
pencil
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
rider
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
roll
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
room
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
round
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
sat
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
sombrero
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
spur
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
strapped
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
swayed
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From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
switching
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
table
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From this reading He swayed over the table as if struck by a bullet.
tail
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
there
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From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
torch
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
two
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From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
up
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From this reading The next moment he sat up, confused, with the idea that he had heard his pencil roll on the floor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
visible
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two girls were gone, and Nostromo, standing in the middle of the room, looked at him from under the round brim of the sombrero low down over his brow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
wide
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From this reading The low door of the cafe, wide open, was filled with the glare of a torch in which was visible half of a horse, switching its tail against the leg of a rider with a long iron spur strapped to the naked heel.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
writing
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From this reading With the writing of the last line there came upon Decoud a moment of sudden and complete oblivion.
