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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE BOOTH ACROSS THE WAY.
air
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
arrival
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
awaiting
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
away
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
bar
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
bare
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
beautiful
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
BOOTH
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From this reading THE BOOTH ACROSS THE WAY.
bosom
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
charms
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
close
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
cloth
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
clothes
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
covered
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
crushed
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
doubted
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
down
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
embrace
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
entrance
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
exhibit
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
faces
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
fastened
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
feet
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
filled
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
former
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
groans
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
held
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
hid
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
Huddled
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
iron
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
master's
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
new
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
nude
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
off
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
opposite
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
plastered
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
purchaser
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
purchasers
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
raised
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
rings
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From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
sat
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
shame
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
side
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
stall
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From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
supplications
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOOTH ACROSS THE WAY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were still half nude, their feet bare, plastered with chalk[29] and fastened by rings to a long iron bar.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
three
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
together
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
torn
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
two
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From this reading Huddled close together, these three held one another in such close embrace that two of them, still crushed down with shame, hid their faces in the bosom of the third.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
WAY
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From this reading THE BOOTH ACROSS THE WAY.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I sat in my former master's stall awaiting the arrival of my new purchaser to take me away, the cloth that covered the entrance of the opposite stall was raised.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
women
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
young
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From this reading On one side were three beautiful young women, the same, I doubted not, who a little before had filled the air with groans and supplications while their clothes were being torn off them, in order to exhibit their charms to purchasers.
