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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 MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
accommodating
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
acres
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
approaching
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
breathing
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
came
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
Carpenters
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
culmination
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
days
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
doing
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From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
endure
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
enough
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one was willing to help him.
farms
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
fever
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
final
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
forces
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
forty
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
frantically
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
go
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
hangers
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
HEART
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one was willing to help him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every one was willing to help him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
holidays
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
hours
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
HUMAN
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
Jason
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
lay
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
leave
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
Mahala
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
Mahala's
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
MILLSTONE
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
neighbours
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one was willing to help him.
only
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
painters
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
paper
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
physical
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
popular
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From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
ravages
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
rescue
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
strong
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
sufficient
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
surrounding
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From this reading The neighbours on the farms surrounding Mahala’s forty acres came to his rescue.
test
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time in his life he found himself doing the thing that was popular.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
willing
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From this reading Every one was willing to help him.
work
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From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
worked
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From this reading “A MILLSTONE AND THE HUMAN HEART” During the days that Mahala lay approaching the culmination of the final test as to whether her physical forces were strong enough to endure the ravages of the fever and leave her only sufficient strength to go on breathing, Jason worked frantically.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Carpenters would work over hours and on holidays; painters and paper hangers were equally accommodating.
