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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 Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was that man's name?” asked the Chicago journalist with the eager instinct of his profession.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once a hundred surmises, questions, ejaculations broke out.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
broke
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Carpenter
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From this reading “What happened?” cried Wallace Carpenter.
Chicago
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What happened?” cried Wallace Carpenter.
deep
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From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
eager
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ejaculations
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From this reading At once a hundred surmises, questions, ejaculations broke out.
end
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flood
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happened
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What was that man's name?” asked the Chicago journalist with the eager instinct of his profession.
hundred
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
instinct
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
journalist
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man
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From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
man's
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was that man's name?” asked the Chicago journalist with the eager instinct of his profession.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
once
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out
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perhaps
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From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
profession
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pull
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From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
questions
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From this reading At once a hundred surmises, questions, ejaculations broke out.
rope
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seconds
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sigh
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From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
surmises
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survivors
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ten
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From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What was that man's name?” asked the Chicago journalist with the eager instinct of his profession.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
Then
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From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
Thorpe's
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From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
trailing
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From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
Wallace
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From this reading “What happened?” cried Wallace Carpenter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was that man's name?” asked the Chicago journalist with the eager instinct of his profession.
watched
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From this reading During perhaps ten seconds the survivors watched the end of Thorpe's rope trailing in the flood.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What happened?” cried Wallace Carpenter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.
young
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From this reading Then the young man with a deep sigh began to pull it towards him.