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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aching
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ailed
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From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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back
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back-breaking
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From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
BOTTLED
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breeze
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
cigarette
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From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
cool
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day
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
discouragement
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
down
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dry
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EMOTIONS
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few
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filtered
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flung
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From this reading Then he flung up his head quite suddenly and gave a snort of understanding.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
gave
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gorge
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ground
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grow
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
hazelnut
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
head
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From this reading Then he flung up his head quite suddenly and gave a snort of understanding.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN EMOTIONS ARE BOTTLED One day, when the sun was warm and the breeze that filtered down the gorge was pleasantly cool, Ward straightened his aching back, waded out to dry ground, and sat down to rest a few minutes and make a smoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
interest
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From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
made
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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minutes
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monotonous
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
movements
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
nugget
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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oozed
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out
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pan
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pleasantly
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he flung up his head quite suddenly and gave a snort of understanding.
reluctant
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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sat
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second
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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size
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
slow
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From this reading He had found a nugget the size of a hazelnut in the second pan that morning, so it was not discouragement that had made his monotonous movements grow slow and reluctant.
smoke
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smoked
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snort
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From this reading Then he flung up his head quite suddenly and gave a snort of understanding.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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steadily
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straightened
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he flung up his head quite suddenly and gave a snort of understanding.
sun
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sunrise
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From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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Then
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toil
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understanding
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UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
up
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waded
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Ward
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warm
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN EMOTIONS ARE BOTTLED One day, when the sun was warm and the breeze that filtered down the gorge was pleasantly cool, Ward straightened his aching back, waded out to dry ground, and sat down to rest a few minutes and make a smoke.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Until he had smoked half the cigarette, he himself did not know what it was that ailed him.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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work
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From this reading His interest in the work had oozed steadily since sunrise, and left nothing but the back-breaking toil.
