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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 He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
affairs
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
beast
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From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
bird
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From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
chat
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
cool
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
cormorant
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From this reading Even a sea cormorant croaks to the wind!"
croaks
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From this reading Even a sea cormorant croaks to the wind!"
David
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a sea cormorant croaks to the wind!"
eyes
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
fact
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From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
few
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From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
fire
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
friendly
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
glow
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
hand
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
Helmsley
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
I've
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
it's
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
live
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
made
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
man
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
minutes
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From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
much
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
own
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
people
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
pretty
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
rather
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
Reay
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
red
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
sea
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From this reading Even a sea cormorant croaks to the wind!"
shading
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From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
spoke
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From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
stand
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From this reading In fact, neither man nor beast nor bird can stand it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
talking
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
up
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
wasn't
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
watched
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From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
Well
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From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a sea cormorant croaks to the wind!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And shading his eyes with one hand from the red glow of the fire, David Helmsley watched them both.
working
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From this reading He watched her working for a few minutes before he spoke again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, it's rather cool of me to take up your time talking about my own affairs,"--began Reay, at last--"But I've been pretty much by myself for a good while, and it's pleasant to have a chat with friendly people--man wasn't made to live alone, you know!
