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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 In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
also
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From this reading And they were richer in another way also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And they were richer in another way also.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
attracted
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From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
au
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
away
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
backed
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
black-eyed
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
blanc
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
Boreas
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
calling
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
came
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From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
contemplation
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
continue
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
crying
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
de
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
du
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
early
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
et
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
experience
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
face
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From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
faire
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
father
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
five
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
four
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
frightened
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
girl
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
hard
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
Hawkins
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From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
Hawkinses
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
hour
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
hours
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
how
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
human
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
Il
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
la
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
land
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
learning
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
mother
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
Mr
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From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
neige
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
pour
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
refuge
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From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
relieve
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
richer
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
river
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
saloon
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
satisfied
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From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
secher
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
sel
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
struggling
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
suffering
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were richer in another way also.
throng
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
turmoil
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
twenty-four
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
up
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
vendre
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
veut
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From this reading Il veut faire secher de la neige au four et la vendre pour du sel blanc.
voyage
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
way
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From this reading And they were richer in another way also.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something in the face of Mr. Hawkins attracted her and she came and looked up at him; was satisfied, and took refuge with him.
work
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From this reading When the Boreas backed away from the land to continue her voyage up the river, the Hawkinses were richer by twenty-four hours of experience in the contemplation of human suffering and in learning through honest hard work how to relieve it.
years
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From this reading In the early turmoil an hour after the explosion, a little black-eyed girl of five years, frightened and crying bitterly, was struggling through the throng in the Boreas' saloon calling her mother and father, but no one answered.
