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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 I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
agonize
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
Alf
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From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
arose
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From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
asleep
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From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
away
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
back
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
beauties
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From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
bed
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From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
begun
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
calling
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From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
chickens
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
dazzled
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
down
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
face
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
feeding
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
felt
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
fight
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
Guinea
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
Guinea's
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
hat
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
Hawes
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
head
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
heard
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
just
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
kitchen
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
leave
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
love
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
man
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
Mr
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
new
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
now
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From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
old
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
out
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
said
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From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
saw
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From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
show
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From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
shut
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
slanting
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
slouch
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
stairs
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
starts
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
strange
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
strong
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
sun
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
sun-browned
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
sympathy
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From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
then
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stood at the head of the stairs and looked back at his handsome, though sun-browned face, and I felt a strange and strong sympathy for him, but I had not begun to agonize in my love; it was so new that I was dazzled.
voice
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From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
walking
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Alf was still asleep when I arose from my bed the next morning.
window
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he saw me and, calling me, said that he would now show me his beauties.
yard
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From this reading When I went down stairs Guinea was feeding the chickens from the kitchen window, and the old man was walking about the yard, with his slouch hat pulled down to shut out the slanting glare of the sun.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And just then I heard Guinea's voice: "If he starts to make them fight you come right away and leave him, Mr. Hawes," she said.
