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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 Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
ajar
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
apron
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
Big
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
cap
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
cement
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From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
chef
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
Chinese
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
cool
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
deflected
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From this reading It was this that deflected Forrest from his straight path.
directions
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From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
donjon
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
door
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
doors
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From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
dynamo
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
electric-lighted
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
emitted
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
entered
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
flanked
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
floor
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From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
Forrest
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was this that deflected Forrest from his straight path.
glass-fronted
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
glass-shelved
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
hewn-timber
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was this that deflected Forrest from his straight path.
holding
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
House
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
hum
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
ice-machine
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
iron-studded
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this that deflected Forrest from his straight path.
keep
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
low
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
massive
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
off
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From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
opening
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
path
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From this reading It was this that deflected Forrest from his straight path.
paused
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
peered
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
refrigerator
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
room
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From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
section
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
starched
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
straight
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From this reading It was this that deflected Forrest from his straight path.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this that deflected Forrest from his straight path.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
various
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From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The floor was cement, and doors let off in various directions.
way
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From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Forrest entered a section of the Big House by way of a massive, hewn-timber, iron-studded door that let in at the foot of what seemed a donjon keep.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He paused, holding the door ajar, and peered into a cool, electric-lighted cement room where stood a long, glass-fronted, glass-shelved refrigerator flanked by an ice-machine and a dynamo.
white
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From this reading One, opening to a Chinese in the white apron and starched cap of a chef, emitted at the same time the low hum of a dynamo.
