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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 He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
agreed
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
bass
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
boat
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
bodies
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
Book
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
brother-in-law's
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
burial
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
cabin
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
came
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
dazed
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
Elsa
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
Episcopal
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
Exactly
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
heavy
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
idea
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
Jones
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From this reading Jones and I waited outside.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
learned
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
Lee's
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
low
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
Miss
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
night
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
now
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
occurred
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
only
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jones and I waited outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
placed
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
Prayer
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
prayers
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
previous
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
quarreled
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
read
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
recollection
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
Richardson
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
service
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
somewhat
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From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
steadily
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
suggested
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From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
then
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
tones
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
Turner's
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
visit
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From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
voices
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From this reading The voices from Turner’s cabin came steadily, Miss Lee’s low tones, Turner’s heavy bass only now and then.
waited
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From this reading Jones and I waited outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee’s visit to her brother-in-law’s cabin I have never learned.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He suggested that we have prayers over the bodies when we placed them in the boat, and I agreed to read the burial service from the Episcopal Prayer Book.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was sober, I know, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night, except a hazy idea that he had quarreled with Richardson.
