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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 In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
birch
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
close
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
crowding
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
curved
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
detail
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From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
door
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From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
down
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From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
driveway
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
early
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From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
evergreens
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
filled
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
followed
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From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
foreground
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
front
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From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
guessed
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From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
house
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
large
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
lawn
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
lindens
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
lost
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
Maples
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
mingled
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
neglected
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
night
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From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
only
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From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
out
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From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
pines
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
rain-coat
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From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
rubbers
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From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
set
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
side
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From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
stairs
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From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
sunshine
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From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
surroundings
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From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took rain-coat and rubbers, and followed her down stairs.
unbolted
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From this reading She unbolted the great front door and let me out into the early morning sunshine.
unkempt
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
upper
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From this reading I stood on the upper step to look around me, to take in every detail of my surroundings, only guessed at the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maples and birch mingled with evergreens, crowding close to the house, filled the foreground on each side.
woods
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From this reading In front, an unkempt driveway curved across a large neglected lawn, set with lindens and pines, and lost itself in woods at the left.
