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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 A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
became
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
begun
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
Berkley
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From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
cannonade
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
car
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From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
clinging
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
cob
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
damp
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
darkness
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
day
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From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
distinct
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
edge
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
Far
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
filled
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
fire-flies
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
full
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From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
grass
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
heavier
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
horizon
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
intervals
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
leaf
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From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
lighted
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
listened
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
low
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
more
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
motionless
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
muttering
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
palely
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
pipe
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From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
sailed
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
Seated
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
secured
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From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
shaky
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
southern
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From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
sparkled
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
store-house
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
sundown
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
swale
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
There
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From this reading There was no wind.
Thousands
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Far on the southern horizon the muttering thunder became heavier and more distinct.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A car full of leaf tobacco had been brought in that day, and Berkley secured a little of it for his pipe.
tranquilly
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
veranda
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From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
vines
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no wind.
wet
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From this reading Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seated on the edge of the shaky veranda in the darkness, he filled and lighted his cob pipe and, smoking tranquilly, listened to the distant cannonade which had begun about sundown.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no wind.
