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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 His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
alder
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From this reading Jim dragged him to a more substantial shelter, a thicket of alder.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
apart
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
apathy
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From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
approached
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
arouse
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
back
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
boy
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
breath
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
certain
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From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
Chinese
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
distance
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
dragged
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From this reading Jim dragged him to a more substantial shelter, a thicket of alder.
drawl
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
drift
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
drug-like
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
eyes
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
habitual
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From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
increased
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From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
Jim
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From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
lethargy
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From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
Li
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From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
lying
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
more
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From this reading Jim dragged him to a more substantial shelter, a thicket of alder.
most
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From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
odd
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
odor
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim dragged him to a more substantial shelter, a thicket of alder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
once
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
physical
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From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
privations
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From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
rice-fed
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From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
saw
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
shelter
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From this reading Jim dragged him to a more substantial shelter, a thicket of alder.
sometimes
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
stare
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
stretched
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
substantial
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From this reading Jim dragged him to a more substantial shelter, a thicket of alder.
suffered
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From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
Tee
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From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
there
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading Jim dragged him to a more substantial shelter, a thicket of alder.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
tried
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
vague
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
vanish
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
vapor
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From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
voice
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
weak
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From this reading When he tried to arouse him there was a weak drawl in his voice and a drug-like odor in his breath.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When they were apart he sometimes found Li Tee stretched on his back with an odd stare in his eyes, and once, at a distance, he thought he saw a vague thin vapor drift from where the Chinese boy was lying and vanish as he approached.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His habitual apathy increased with a certain physical lethargy which Jim could not understand.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the rice-fed Li Tee suffered most in their privations.
