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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 OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
announced
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
blue
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
Bob
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
chimney
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
coming
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
curled
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
eastern
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
faint
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
front
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
gap
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
gate
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
go
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From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
gray
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
hill-range
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
horizon
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
house
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wondered what she would say if she knew.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
Jane
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
knew
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From this reading He wondered what she would say if she knew.
lazily
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
Light
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
like
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From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
longingly
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
lower
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
Miss
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From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
OFF
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
pink
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
reached
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
Sarah
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
say
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From this reading He wondered what she would say if she knew.
seen
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered what she would say if she knew.
shone
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
sky
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
smoke
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
southern
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
Stark
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
sun
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
tinge
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
two
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
up
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From this reading In front of the gate of Sarah Jane Stark he stopped, and looked longingly up at her house.
village
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
WAR
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From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OFF TO THE WAR By the time Bob reached the village the sky was gray along the eastern horizon, and a faint tinge of pink, seen through a gap in the hill-range, announced the coming of the sun.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
windows
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
wisp
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From this reading Light shone from two of her lower windows, and a wisp of blue smoke curled lazily from the southern chimney.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered what she would say if she knew.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought he would like to go in and tell Miss Stark what he was about to do.
