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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 A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
aside
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
bare
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
believed
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From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
black
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
blind
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From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
called
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From this reading 'Hey there, _companero_,' called Howard.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
companero
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From this reading 'Hey there, _companero_,' called Howard.
coppery
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
distended
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
eyes
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
feet
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
gaunt
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
gone
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From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
held
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
Hey
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From this reading 'Hey there, _companero_,' called Howard.
Howard
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From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
leg
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
mad
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From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
man
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From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
misery
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
moment
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From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
mouth
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
naked
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
new-comer
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From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
overalls
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
pair
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
pools
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
ragged
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
rawhide
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
rock
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
roving
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
scrub-brush
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
Solitudes
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From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
Son
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From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
stumbling
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment he believed that the new-comer had gone both mad and blind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
there
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From this reading 'Hey there, _companero_,' called Howard.
thong
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
turn
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From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
up
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
waist
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From this reading From the waist up the gaunt coppery body was naked; of a ragged pair of overalls held up by a rawhide thong one leg was gone; the feet were bare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
watched
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From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the roving eyes were terrible to look into, black pools of misery, and the mouth was distended and the stumbling feet did not turn aside for scrub-brush or rock.
Wonderingly
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From this reading A Son of the Solitudes Wonderingly Howard watched the man come on.
