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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 John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
able
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
blanket
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
came
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
cover
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
face
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From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
fallen
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From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
fellow
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
few
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
figure
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
gate
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From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
gently
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
get
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From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
gird
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
got
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
gray
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
grief
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
head
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
idol
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From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
intervals
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
Jenny
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
John
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From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
master
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
muttering
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
nae
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From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
ony
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From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
pillow
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
pleurisy
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From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
pointed
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
pray
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
raised
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
sat
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From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
shameful
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
shocked
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
sleeper
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
sofa
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
soul
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
tear-stained
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From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
then
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From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
There's
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From this reading There's nae need to let him get a pleurisy, ony gate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
tried
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
up
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
vacant
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From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, she went gently to it, raised the fallen head to the pillow, and then went and got a blanket to cover the sleeper, muttering, "Poor fellow!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John sat and looked at his fallen idol with a vacant, tear-stained face.
words
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
wrestle
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From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
wretched
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From this reading When Jenny came in she was shocked at the gray, wretched look with which her master pointed to the shameful figure on the sofa.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He tried to pray a few words at intervals, but he was not yet able to gird up his soul and wrestle with this grief.
