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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 must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
Alf
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From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
any
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
apparent
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
awoke
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
came
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
cared
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
chin
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
clothes
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
country
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From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
crushed
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
daylight
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
desk
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
down
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
dressing
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
elbows
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
evil
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
far
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From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
field
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From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
Guinea
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
head
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
heart
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
heavy
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
hour
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From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
how
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
impression
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
jagged
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
just
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
late
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From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
laziness
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
made
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From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
many
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
mean
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
mused
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I cared not for any impression that might be made by my apparent laziness; my head was heavy and my heart was crushed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
out
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From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
plow
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From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
rise
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From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
sat
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
saw
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From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
seen
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
sharp-cornered
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
shining
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
sitting
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
sleep
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
sound
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
sun
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
table
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
tops
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From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
trees
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From this reading The hour was late for one to rise in the country, for the sun was far above the tops of the trees.
turn
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
walking
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From this reading I looked out, and far across the field I saw Alf, walking behind his plow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
way
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
worried
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From this reading It must have been daylight before I worried my way into a sleep that seemed jagged and sharp-cornered with many an evil turn; and when I awoke the sun was shining.
writing
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From this reading No sound came from below, and after dressing--and how mean my clothes did look--I sat down at my writing desk--sat and mused, just as I had seen Guinea sitting, with her elbows on the table and with her chin in her hands.
