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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 Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
acute
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
call
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
chronic
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
cloth
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From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
difference
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
dollars
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
dreamed
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From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
dreams
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
drowsy
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
earned
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
endlessly
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From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
exercise
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
grew
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
happy
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
heat
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
illusions
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
job
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
less
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
lost
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From this reading But when he was nine, he lost his job.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
moist
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
nine
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From this reading But when he was nine, he lost his job.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
possession
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
represented
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
spite
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
starvation
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
streaming
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From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
there
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
torpid
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
two
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
underfeeding
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
very
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
watched
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From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
week
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From this reading Nevertheless, he earned two dollars a week, and two dollars represented the difference between acute starvation and chronic underfeeding.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he was nine, he lost his job.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And wonderful dreams he dreamed as he watched the steaming cloth streaming endlessly by.
work
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From this reading But there was no exercise about the work, no call upon his mind, and he dreamed less and less, while his mind grew torpid and drowsy.
young
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From this reading He was very happy at that job, in spite of the moist heat, for he was still young and in possession of dreams and illusions.
