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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 He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
ag'in
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
air
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From this reading He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
all
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
back
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
Birdie
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breath
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caller
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
came
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circle
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
clean
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From this reading He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
climbed
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
cool
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
Crow
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deep
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From this reading He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
down
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
dusty
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
feet
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
filtered
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
fly
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
foliage
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
fresh
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From this reading He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
green
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
grove
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
heavy
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
high
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
hill
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
hop
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
hot
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
invitingly
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
Join
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
Lute
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monotonous
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
moonlight
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
out
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
patch
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
Perkins
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pine
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
room
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From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
sat
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
sauntered
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
singsong
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
Steve
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
straggled
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
strident
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From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
strolled
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
thumping
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Birdie fly out, Crow hop in, Join all hands And circle ag'in.” came to him, in the high, strident voice of Lute Perkins.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a deep breath of fresh, clean air, and looked about him.
up
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
voice
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From this reading As Steve strolled out into the moonlight, he left behind him the monotonous thumping of heavy feet and the singsong voice of the caller.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the hot, dusty room, the grove, with its green foliage, through which the moonlight filtered, looked invitingly cool.
wooded
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From this reading He sauntered forward, climbed the hill up which the wooded patch straggled, and sat down, with his back to a pine.
