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4427
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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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accuracy
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he alone had eaten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arose
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From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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bed
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From this reading The two children in the other room had been sent early to bed in order that in sleep they might forget they had gone supperless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two children in the other room had been sent early to bed in order that in sleep they might forget they had gone supperless.
bread
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From this reading A PIECE OF STEAK With the last morsel of bread Tom King wiped his plate clean of the last particle of flour gravy and chewed the resulting mouthful in a slow and meditative way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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chewed
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children
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clean
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Committee
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distinctly
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early
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eaten
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From this reading Yet he alone had eaten.
edited
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EDITOR'S
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feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
fifty
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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flour
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forget
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Fragments
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gone
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gravy
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From this reading A PIECE OF STEAK With the last morsel of bread Tom King wiped his plate clean of the last particle of flour gravy and chewed the resulting mouthful in a slow and meditative way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet he alone had eaten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PIECE OF STEAK With the last morsel of bread Tom King wiped his plate clean of the last particle of flour gravy and chewed the resulting mouthful in a slow and meditative way.
Historical
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hundred
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hungry
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From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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King
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PIECE OF STEAK With the last morsel of bread Tom King wiped his plate clean of the last particle of flour gravy and chewed the resulting mouthful in a slow and meditative way.
meditative
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The two children in the other room had been sent early to bed in order that in sleep they might forget they had gone supperless.
morsel
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mouthfulnounUS /ˈmouthful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PIECE OF STEAK With the last morsel of bread Tom King wiped his plate clean of the last particle of flour gravy and chewed the resulting mouthful in a slow and meditative way.
National
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NOTE
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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oppressed
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From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two children in the other room had been sent early to bed in order that in sleep they might forget they had gone supperless.
other
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particle
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PIECE
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plate
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published
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republished
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Research
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resulting
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room
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sent
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Sketches
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sleep
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slow
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STEAK
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supperless
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table
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From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two children in the other room had been sent early to bed in order that in sleep they might forget they had gone supperless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two children in the other room had been sent early to bed in order that in sleep they might forget they had gone supperless.
Tom
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two
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value
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volumes
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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 When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
way
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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he arose from the table, he was oppressed by the feeling that he was distinctly hungry.
wiped
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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years
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YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he alone had eaten.
