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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 Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
bareheaded
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From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
brain
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
carefree
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
clothes
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From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
country
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From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
covering
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From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
fallen
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From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
father
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
felt
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
get
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
happy
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
hatred
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
house
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
kitchen
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
Leaning
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
light-headed
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
Main
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From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
Mary
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
mud
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From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
now
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
out
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From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
paralysed
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
purpose
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From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
remembrance
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
road
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From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
Sam
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
Street
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From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
tense
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
there
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
tramped
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From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
tried
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
Twice
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From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
Underwood's
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
unexpected
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
veranda
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
walk
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From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
walked
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From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
wall
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
wonderfully
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
