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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 And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
became
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From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
blankets
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
breakfast
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
breast
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
burden
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From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
chore
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
common
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
companion
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
cook
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
create
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
escaping
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
fire
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
God
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
how
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
intolerable
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From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
lamp
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
lazier
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From this reading This naturally made them still lazier.
lethargy
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
lighted
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
made
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From this reading This naturally made them still lazier.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
naturally
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From this reading This naturally made them still lazier.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
other
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
out
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
performance
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
physical
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
rebel
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
rolled
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
sank
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
slush
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
smallest
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
snoring
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
sprang
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This naturally made them still lazier.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
then
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
there
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From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This naturally made them still lazier.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
turn
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
up
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
Weatherbee
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From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One morning when it was his turn to cook the common breakfast, Weatherbee rolled out of his blankets, and to the snoring of his companion, lighted first the slush lamp and then the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They sank into a physical lethargy which there was no escaping, and which made them rebel at the performance of the smallest chore.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With little to do, time became an intolerable burden to them.
wonder
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From this reading And a great wonder sprang up in the breast of each, as to how God had ever come to create the other.
