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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 A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
anxious
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From this reading His eyes were a shade anxious, but full of good feeling.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His eyes were a shade anxious, but full of good feeling.
clasped
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From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
distant
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
doorway
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
eyes
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From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
feeling
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From this reading His eyes were a shade anxious, but full of good feeling.
frog-fashion
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From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
full
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From this reading His eyes were a shade anxious, but full of good feeling.
gazed
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
good
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From this reading His eyes were a shade anxious, but full of good feeling.
half
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
hands
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From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
head
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From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
Henderson
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
look
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From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
lying
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
MATCH
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From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
men
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From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
mountain
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes were a shade anxious, but full of good feeling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
out
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
peaks
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
preoccupied
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From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
sat
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From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
shade
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From this reading His eyes were a shade anxious, but full of good feeling.
SHOOTING
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From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
sitting
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
smoking
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From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
soap-box
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From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
stretcher-bed
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From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
sullen
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From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
Thorpe
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From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
two
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From this reading A SHOOTING MATCH In silence the two men sat smoking.
upturned
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From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
watching
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From this reading Jim Thorpe was sitting, frog-fashion, on an upturned soap-box, watching him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands were clasped behind his head, and a sullen, preoccupied look was in his eyes.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will Henderson, half sitting, half lying on the stretcher-bed, gazed out through the doorway at the distant mountain peaks.
