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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 For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
Alan
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
awoke
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bed
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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copyright
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corrected
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Counterfeit
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dark
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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E
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errors
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etext
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evidence
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Extensive
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eyes
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From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
fear
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From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
Fiction
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gloomy
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From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was almost dark when he awoke, and lay on the bed, motionless and trembling, his heart sinking in the knowledge that he should never have slept.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
heart
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was almost dark when he awoke, and lay on the bed, motionless and trembling, his heart sinking in the knowledge that he should never have slept.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indication
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knowledge
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lay
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Man
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Minor
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minute
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More
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motionless
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From this reading It was almost dark when he awoke, and lay on the bed, motionless and trembling, his heart sinking in the knowledge that he should never have slept.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was almost dark when he awoke, and lay on the bed, motionless and trembling, his heart sinking in the knowledge that he should never have slept.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
note
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Nourse
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
presence
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produced
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publication
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published
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renewed
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research
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room
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S
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Science
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was almost dark when he awoke, and lay on the bed, motionless and trembling, his heart sinking in the knowledge that he should never have slept.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
sinking
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slept
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some
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sound
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spelling
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Stories
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straining
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From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from _The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse_ published in 1963.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
trembling
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typographical
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U
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uncover
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was almost dark when he awoke, and lay on the bed, motionless and trembling, his heart sinking in the knowledge that he should never have slept.
wide
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From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For almost half a minute, eyes wide with fear, he lay in the silence of the gloomy room, straining to hear some sound, some indication of their presence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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