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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 It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
brim
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
cities
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
comrade
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
considered
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
cup
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
daintily
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
down
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
drink
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
drops
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From this reading "A few drops of this might have saved our partner," he said.
dust
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
face
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
few
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
flashed
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
glanced
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
gravel
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
greasy
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
grimy
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
hat
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
hot
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
lay
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
led
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
LODE
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
lowered
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From this reading He lowered the hat a moment and rose wearily.
man
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
men
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "A few drops of this might have saved our partner," he said.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
moment
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From this reading He lowered the hat a moment and rose wearily.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
occur
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "A few drops of this might have saved our partner," he said.
partner
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From this reading "A few drops of this might have saved our partner," he said.
pile
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
refreshingly
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
rose
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From this reading He lowered the hat a moment and rose wearily.
said
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From this reading "A few drops of this might have saved our partner," he said.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A few drops of this might have saved our partner," he said.
shapeless
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
sitting
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
splashed
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
tempting
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
there
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
thick
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From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "A few drops of this might have saved our partner," he said.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
tilted
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
trickle
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
undergrowth
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From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
wearily
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From this reading He lowered the hat a moment and rose wearily.
Weston
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From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE LODE Weston, sitting down on the pile of gravel, took the hat from his comrade, and the trickle from the brim of it splashed refreshingly upon his hot and grimy face when he tilted it to drink.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That, however, did not occur to Weston, but another thought flashed into his mind as he glanced toward the undergrowth behind which the man who had led them there lay.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was shapeless, greasy, and thick with dust, and few men who fare daintily in the cities would have considered it a tempting cup.
