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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 The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
ain't
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
anyway
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
Away
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
Desert
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From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
difference
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
don't
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
drawback
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
east
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From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
eat
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
edge
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
Egypt
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From this reading “It’s the pyramids of Egypt.”
end
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From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
fairly
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From this reading It made my heart fairly jump.
far
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
few
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
grit
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
heart
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From this reading It made my heart fairly jump.
hungry
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
It's
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From this reading “It’s the pyramids of Egypt.”
jump
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From this reading It made my heart fairly jump.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
light
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
like
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
made
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From this reading It made my heart fairly jump.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
meals
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
meat
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It made my heart fairly jump.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
northeast
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From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
off
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
particular
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
pinky
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
pretty
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
pyramids
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From this reading “It’s the pyramids of Egypt.”
roofs
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
sailing
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From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
sand
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
sandy
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
satisfaction
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
says
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
see
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From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
sharp
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
soft
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
tents
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
Then
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From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
three
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
Tom
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From this reading Away off on the edge of the sand, in a soft pinky light, we see three little sharp roofs like tents, and Tom says:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we struck the east end of the Desert at last, sailing on a northeast course.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The next few meals was pretty sandy, but that don’t make no difference when you are hungry; and when you ain’t it ain’t no satisfaction to eat, anyway, and so a little grit in the meat ain’t no particular drawback, as far as I can see.
