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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 Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
bed
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
BURIES
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
cautiously
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
Cove
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From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
coyotes
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From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
cramped
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
customary
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
dawn-song
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From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
daylight
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
died
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From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
dread
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From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
elbow
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From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
face
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
gave
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From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
give
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
gray
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
GREETS
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
growing
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
grunt
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
hard
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
head
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
Jase
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
lay
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From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
MARTHY
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
mid-April
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
moment
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
more
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
move
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
moved
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
NEPHEW
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
nudged
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
numbed
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From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
out
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
poke
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From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
querulous
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From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
rim
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From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
room
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
stony
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
Then
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From this reading Then she stood still and looked and looked, her hard face growing each moment more pinched and stony and gray.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
turned
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From this reading She moved cautiously out of the bed and half across the cramped room before she turned her head toward him.
up
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From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW Jase did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed by a sudden dread.
yapping
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From this reading Jase had died while the coyotes were yapping their dawn-song up on the rim of the Cove.
