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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 You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
aloud
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From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
capable
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constant
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From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
convulsion
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
dear
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din
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From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
force
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From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
hard
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
heard
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From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must somehow manage to make him turn round to me.
hiss
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From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
how
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must somehow manage to make him turn round to me.
knees
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From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
looking
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From this reading The man was looking the other way.
lungs
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From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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From this reading The man was looking the other way.
manage
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From this reading I must somehow manage to make him turn round to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must somehow manage to make him turn round to me.
mouth
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must somehow manage to make him turn round to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
natural
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
other
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From this reading The man was looking the other way.
outburst
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From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
put
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From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
raised
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roar
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round
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sea
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
shout
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
some
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
somehow
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storm
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man was looking the other way.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must somehow manage to make him turn round to me.
top
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turn
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utmost
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voice
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volcanic
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From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was looking the other way.
way
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From this reading The man was looking the other way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I raised myself on my knees, put my hands to my mouth, and shouted aloud at the top of my voice, with the utmost force of which my lungs were capable.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could I make myself heard, I wondered to myself, above the constant hiss and roar and din of that volcanic outburst?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
you've
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From this reading You never know how hard you can shout, till you've had to shout for dear life through a storm at sea, or some other terrible natural convulsion.
