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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 In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
airs
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Your damn tunes are gettin' my goat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
Bill
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
broke
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From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
canyon
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
damn
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From this reading "Your damn tunes are gettin' my goat.
Dan
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
drowsy
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
Elkhead
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
fist
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From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
gettin
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From this reading "Your damn tunes are gettin' my goat.
getting
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
goat
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From this reading "Your damn tunes are gettin' my goat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
Hal
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
house
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
Jim
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
Jordan
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
Kilduff
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
LAUGHS
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
mouth-organ
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
music
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Your damn tunes are gettin' my goat.
narrow
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
nerves
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
night
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
NOBODYpronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
old
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
other
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
out
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From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
particularly
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
place
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
playing
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
poker
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
pounding
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From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
power
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
Purvis
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
Rhinehart
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
Salton
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
sat
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
sent
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
series
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
Silent
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
steadily
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
table
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From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
Terry
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From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
three
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
tunes
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From this reading "Your damn tunes are gettin' my goat.
turn
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
up
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From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
watch
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From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NOBODY LAUGHS That night the power which had sent Dan into Elkhead, Jim Silent, stood his turn at watch in the narrow canyon below the old Salton place.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the house above him sat Terry Jordan, Rhinehart, and Hal Purvis playing poker, while Bill Kilduff drew a drowsy series of airs from his mouth-organ.
winning
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From this reading His music was getting on the nerves of the other three, particularly Jordan and Rhinehart, for Purvis was winning steadily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let up!" broke out Jordan at last, pounding on the table with his fist.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your damn tunes are gettin' my goat.
