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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 life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
All
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
Bowen
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
box
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
break
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
came
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
carried
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
compared
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From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
courage
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
declared
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
duties
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
feel
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From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
flesh
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
go
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
Gray
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From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
head-board
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
heavy
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
hospital
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
inside
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
latter
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From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
led
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From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
lines
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
losing
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
Marcy
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From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
men
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
now
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From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
out
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
pen
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
prison
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
said
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From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
saw
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
show
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
sleep
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
soon
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
there
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From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
three
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From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
too
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
trenches
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
tried
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
trouble
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From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
tumbled
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
unceremoniously
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From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
very
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
wearily
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From this reading “I feel as though I ought to go there now,” said the latter wearily.
weeks
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From this reading The life that Marcy Gray led during the next three weeks can be compared to nothing but a nightmare.
well
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From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His duties were not heavy, but the trouble was that when he tried to go to sleep he saw the inside of the prison pen as plainly as he did while he was standing in his box.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He saw long lines of dead men carried out, too, and tumbled unceremoniously into the trenches outside the stockade, where they were left without a head-board to show who they were or where they came from.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All this while he was losing flesh and strength as well as courage, and Bowen declared that, if they did not “make a break” very soon, Marcy would have to go into the hospital.
