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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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alien
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From this reading It was the stock which gave the alien weapon its curious appearance.
all
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From this reading What remained of it was all of one piece.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's one thing to try to get away with what you believe to be a lie and be caught at it-- and something different, and far worse sometimes, to find it isn't a lie ...
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the stock which gave the alien weapon its curious appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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away
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barrels
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From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's one thing to try to get away with what you believe to be a lie and be caught at it-- and something different, and far worse sometimes, to find it isn't a lie ...
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Boles
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caught
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construction
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contained
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From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
curious
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From this reading It was the stock which gave the alien weapon its curious appearance.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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energy
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far
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find
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form
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frame
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gave
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Geest
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get
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gun
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From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hardened
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
impression
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From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
isn't
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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It's
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
lie
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magazines
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From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
oblong
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From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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out
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piece
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From this reading What remained of it was all of one piece.
pitted
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From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What remained of it was all of one piece.
scarred
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From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
shape
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some
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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sometimes
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stage
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standard
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stock
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From this reading It was the stock which gave the alien weapon its curious appearance.
stubby
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From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle William Boles' war-battered old Geest gun gave the impression that at some stage of its construction it had been pulled out of shape and then hardened in that form.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
then
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thick
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thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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try
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twin
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Uncle
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vacant
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war-battered
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What remained of it was all of one piece.
weapon
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From this reading It was the stock which gave the alien weapon its curious appearance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scarred and pitted twin barrels were stubby and thick, and the vacant oblong in the frame behind them might have contained standard energy magazines.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's one thing to try to get away with what you believe to be a lie and be caught at it-- and something different, and far worse sometimes, to find it isn't a lie ...
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the stock which gave the alien weapon its curious appearance.
William
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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worse
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From this reading It's one thing to try to get away with what you believe to be a lie and be caught at it-- and something different, and far worse sometimes, to find it isn't a lie ...
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's one thing to try to get away with what you believe to be a lie and be caught at it-- and something different, and far worse sometimes, to find it isn't a lie ...
