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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
adjective
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
arm
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From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
arose
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
bay
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
covered
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
crazy
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
days
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
descriptive
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
dilapidated
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
down
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
edge
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
fateful
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From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
green
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
house
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
houses
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
hunted
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From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
impress
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From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
intolerable
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
Jackson
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From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
Jackson's
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From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
marsh
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
near
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
numbers
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
out
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From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
people
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
play
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From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
Pools
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
putrid-looking
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
ramshackle
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From this reading I found him in a crazy, ramshackle[1] house down near the bay on the edge of the marsh.
ruined
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
scum
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
shelter
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
stagnant
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
stench
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
surfaces
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little did I dream the fateful part Jackson’s arm was to play in my life.
water
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From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jackson himself did not impress me when I hunted him out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pools of stagnant water stood around the house, their surfaces covered with a green and putrid-looking scum, while the stench that arose from them was intolerable.
working
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From this reading [1] An adjective descriptive of ruined and dilapidated houses in which great numbers of the working people found shelter in those days.
