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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 BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
attraction
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
BLUE
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
bossy
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
came
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From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
carried
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
challenge
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
clipped
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
dingy
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
doors
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
electric
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
endless
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
fellow
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
fingers
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
fraction
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
gauntlet
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
house
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
huge
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
instantly
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
knives
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From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
like
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
Lydia
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
machine
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
magnet
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
magnetized
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
MARK
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
metal
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
monster
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From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
mowing
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
niagara
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
object
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
old
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
pretty
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
quicker
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
rag
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
rags
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From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
receive
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
responded
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
revolved
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
ribbon
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
rollers
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
run
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
small
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
Then
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
trap
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
tumbled
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
Two
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From this reading Two great magnetized rollers revolved, and, in a dingy niagara, every fraction of the old rag tumbled over them, to run an electric gauntlet and receive a challenge.
up
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From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, having been clipped pretty small, they were carried on an endless ribbon up again to the magnet.
whirling
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From this reading The rags came to this monster and passed through its whirling knives.
women's
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From this reading The bossy rollers were even quicker than the women’s fingers, and a fraction of metal, however small, responded to their attraction instantly.
workers
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From this reading THE BLUE MARK From the rag house, through trap doors, the rag descended from Lydia and her fellow workers to a huge object like a mowing machine.
