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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 He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
almost
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
asleep
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
awakened
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
away
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
awry
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
blanket
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
buried
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
close
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
deaden
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From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
disarraynounUS /disarray/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
down
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
face
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
falling
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
fancied
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From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
fast
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
glanced
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
Grenfell
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
grotesque
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
hair
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
heavens
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
high
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
HOTEL-KEEPER
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
huddled
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
hunger
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From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
intolerable
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
lay
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From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
man's
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
needles
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
out
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
pangs
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From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
pipe
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
ragged
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
ravenous
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
rose
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
sat
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
side
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
stagger
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
stitch
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
sun
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
then
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From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
thick
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
together
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
unkempt
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
unsightly
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
very
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From this reading He had still a very little tobacco left, and he fancied that it might deaden the pangs of hunger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
Weston
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From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He rose with a stagger, and then sat down again, while his face went awry, and took out his pipe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then he glanced at Grenfell, who lay fast asleep close by, with his blanket falling away from him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HOTEL-KEEPER The sun was high in the heavens when Weston awakened, ravenous, with an almost intolerable stitch in his side.
withered
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From this reading The man's face was half buried among the withered needles which were thick in his unkempt hair, and he lay huddled together, grotesque and unsightly in ragged disarray.
