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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 PRISON FLOGGING.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
acted
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
air
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
all
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From this reading The conversation at breakfast in all the cells was very lively.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
bare
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
boiling
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
breakfast
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From this reading The conversation at breakfast in all the cells was very lively.
came
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
cells
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
clattered
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
conversation
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From this reading The conversation at breakfast in all the cells was very lively.
corridors
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
day
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From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
disgusting
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
doors
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
dressed
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
feet
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
filling
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
flogged
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From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
FLOGGING
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From this reading A PRISON FLOGGING.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
get
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
heels
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
iron
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
jailer's
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
lively
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From this reading The conversation at breakfast in all the cells was very lively.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
out
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
pattered
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
PRISON
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From this reading A PRISON FLOGGING.
prisoners
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
rattled
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
revision
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
scavengers
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
smells
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
sounded
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
tea
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
then
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
two
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From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
usual
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From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
very
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From this reading The conversation at breakfast in all the cells was very lively.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conversation at breakfast in all the cells was very lively.
washed
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
water
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From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prisoners washed, dressed, and came out for revision, then went to get boiling water for their tea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was all about two prisoners who were to be flogged that day.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the usual time the jailer’s whistle sounded in the corridors of the prison, the iron doors of the cells rattled, bare feet pattered, heels clattered, and the prisoners who acted as scavengers passed along the corridors, filling the air with disgusting smells.
