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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 PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
back
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From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
balanced
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
beamed
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From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
benevolently
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From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
Blount
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From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
boy
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
bucket
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
came
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
confidentially
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
deftly
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
down
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
eyes
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From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
far
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From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
fending
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
fled
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From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
glad
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
hand
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
heart
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
high
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
Holman
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
I'm
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
like
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From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
lips
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From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
man
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From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
off
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
PEACE
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
pounding
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
rim
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
rode
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
see
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
side
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
smiling
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
TALK
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
up
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Perhaps Blount surprised the look before it had fled for he beamed upon Wiley benevolently.
wall
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From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not smiling with his lips, but far back in his eyes, like a man who has found something good.
Wiley
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From this reading A PEACE TALK While his blood was pounding and his heart was high, Wiley Holman went down into his mine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rode down on the bucket, deftly balanced on the rim and fending off the wall with one hand, and when he came up he was smiling.
you're
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From this reading "Well, Wiley, my boy," he began confidentially as he drew him off to one side, "I'm glad to see you're pleased.
