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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 A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
Believing
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From this reading "I Wish You'd Quit Believing in Me!"
bitter
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From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
blankly
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
boots
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
brown
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
bunk
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came
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
cottage
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
cottonwoods
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
deep
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
direction
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
discover
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dispirited
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
enough
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
eyes
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Ford
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From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
gully
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
head
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
headlong
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
heavy-lidded
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
hesitated
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
hide
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I Wish You'd Quit Believing in Me!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I Wish You'd Quit Believing in Me!"
inarticulately
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
introspection
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From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
listened
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I Wish You'd Quit Believing in Me!"
modestly
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
mood
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From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
narrow
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
off
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
opposite
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
Quit
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From this reading "I Wish You'd Quit Believing in Me!"
raised
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ran
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
reach
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
room
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roused
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From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
row
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
rushed
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
screaming
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From this reading A distant screaming roused Ford from his bitter mood of introspection.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
sheer
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
sound
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
sprang
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
staring
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
terror
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
trying
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
vibrant
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
voice
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
wall
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From this reading He raised his head and listened, his heavy-lidded eyes staring blankly at the wall opposite, before he sprang off the bunk, pulled on his boots, and rushed from the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
Wish
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From this reading "I Wish You'd Quit Believing in Me!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
woman
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From this reading Outside, he hesitated long enough to discover which direction he must take to reach the woman who was screaming inarticulately, her voice vibrant with sheer terror.
You'd
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From this reading "I Wish You'd Quit Believing in Me!"
young
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From this reading The sound came from the little, brown cottage that seemed trying modestly to hide behind a dispirited row of young cottonwoods across a deep, narrow gully, and he ran headlong toward it.
