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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
arms
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
back
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
blessed
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From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
chafing
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
chest
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
corner
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From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
crash
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From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
easy
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
elevating
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
expansion
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
far
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
feet
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
fighting
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From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
floor
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
give
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
gong
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From this reading The gong sounded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
head
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
hour
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From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
Joe
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From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
Joe's
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From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
knees
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
knew
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From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
leaning
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
legs
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
man
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
minute
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From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
minutes
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From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
only
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From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
outstretched
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
ropes
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From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
sat
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
seconds
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From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
sounded
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From this reading The gong sounded.
squatting
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
stool
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gong sounded.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
three
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From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
thrown
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From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe sat on the stool, leaning far back into the corner, head thrown back and arms outstretched on the ropes to give easy expansion to the chest.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
violently
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From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One man, squatting on the floor between his outstretched feet and elevating them by resting them on his knees, was violently chafing his legs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It seemed they had been fighting half an hour, though from what Joe had told her she knew it had been only three minutes.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the crash of the gong Joe's seconds were through the ropes and running him into his corner for the blessed minute of rest.
