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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 All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
All
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
always
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
any
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
bigger
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
brother
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
catching
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
child
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
children
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
cold
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
congenital
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
crawl
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
cripples
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
day
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
death
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
dislocation
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
drafts
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
dress
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
Elzbieta
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
Elzbieta's
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From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
enough
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From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
filthy
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
floor
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
fretting
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
full
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
hip
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
impossible
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
intended
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From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
Juozapas
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
Jurgis
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
Kristoforas
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
latter
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
leg
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
looking
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
lost
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
made
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
nature
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From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
nose
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
occurred
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
old
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
ordinary
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
perhaps
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From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
ran
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
rate
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
rickets
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
run
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the last of Teta Elzbieta’s children, and perhaps he had been intended by nature to let her know that she had had enough.
sick
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
snuffling
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
Teta
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
three
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
undersized
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
walk
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From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Both Kristoforas and his brother, Juozapas, were cripples, the latter having lost one leg by having it run over, and Kristoforas having congenital dislocation of the hip, which made it impossible for him ever to walk.
whining
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From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
work
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From this reading During this time that Jurgis was looking for work occurred the death of little Kristoforas, one of the children of Teta Elzbieta.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All day long he would crawl around the floor in a filthy little dress, whining and fretting; because the floor was full of drafts he was always catching cold, and snuffling because his nose ran.
wretchedly
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
years
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From this reading At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
