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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 Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
assumption
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
ate
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
beds
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
big
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
careless
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
close
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
early
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
face
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From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
father
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
fidget
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From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
girl
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From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
habit
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
head
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
heard
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From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
Helen
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
horses
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
how
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
laid
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
listless
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
made
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
many
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From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
meal
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
moon
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From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
most
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
near
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
new
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
night
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
other
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From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
pallid
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From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
Physically
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
picketed
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
Pool
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
restless
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
revolver
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
said
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
saw
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From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
shone
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From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
sleep
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From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
Superstition
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
times
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From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
tired
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From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
together
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From this reading They ate their meal in silence for the most part, made their beds close together, picketed their horses near by and said their listless 'good nights' early.
turn
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From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each heard the other turn and fidget many times before both went to sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Superstition Pool Physically tired as they were, the night was a restless one for both Helen and her father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Helen saw how her father, with a fine assumption of careless habit, laid a big new revolver close to his head.
woke
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From this reading The girl dozed and woke when the pallid moon shone upon her face.
