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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 We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
attend
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
avenue
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
bamboo
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
bamboos
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
become
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
bent
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
boys
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
broad
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
buffalo
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
bundles
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
cart
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
cicatrized
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
completely
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
deeply
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
digging
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
drove
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
engaged
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
erect
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
fall
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
few
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
fibres
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
firmly
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
Franz
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
fruit
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
fulfilled
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
ground
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
handed
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
laden
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
lashed
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
lying
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
many
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
moment
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
needed
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
nostrils
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
now
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
only
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
others
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
Papa
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
promise
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
props
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
prostrate
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
put
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
raised
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
roots
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
said
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
services
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
some
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
soon
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
started
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
stout
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
strong
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From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
tame
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We raised the trees, and digging deeply at their roots, drove in stout bamboo props, to which we lashed them firmly with strong broad fibres.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
threatened
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
thus
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
too
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
trees
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From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
wild
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From this reading `Papa,' said Franz, as we were thus engaged, and he handed me the fibres as I required them, `are these wild or tame trees?'
wished
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning the boys and I started with the cart laden with our bundles of bamboos to attend to the avenue of fruit trees.
work
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
wound
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From this reading The buffalo we left behind, for his services were not needed, and I wished the wound in his nostrils to become completely cicatrized before I again put him to work.
young
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From this reading We were not a moment too soon; many of the young trees which before threatened to fall had now fulfilled their promise, and were lying prostrate on the ground, others were bent, some few only remained erect.
