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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 Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
ago
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
arm
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
Big
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
blade
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breath
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
brick
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brief
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broad
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
child
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clouds
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
clutching
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
creeping
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
deep
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
drifting
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
dust-covered
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
emotions
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
eyes
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
far
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
fence
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fleecy
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
followed
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
fringe
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
grass
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
gray-blue
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
grew
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
hand
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
high
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
hill
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
hills
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
house
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
Hudson
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From this reading "Is that it; the Hudson?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
instinctively
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that it; the Hudson?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is that it; the Hudson?"
Jim
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Jim's
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
just
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
known
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
lost
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
Lou's
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
mist
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
only
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
overhead
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
paused
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
pink
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
playground
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
pointed
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
reaction
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
reflection
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
ribbon
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
river's
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From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
sparkling
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
sundown
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that it; the Hudson?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
there
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
Top
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
touched
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
treetops
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
trudged
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
turned
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UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
very
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
view
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her big eyes followed the river's course until it was lost in a creeping mist behind high hills, and she drew a deep breath.
weary
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From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
week
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
winding
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From this reading She pointed over the fringe of treetops below them to the broad, winding ribbon of sparkling gray-blue, touched here and there with the reflection of the fleecy pink clouds drifting far overhead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under the Big Top A very weary and dust-covered couple trudged to the top of the last hill just before sundown and paused, with Lou's hand instinctively clutching Jim's arm.
wondering
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From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jim turned to look at her, wondering what reaction the view would have upon the emotions of this child who, until a brief week ago, had known only the "brick house with a high fence and a playground where never a blade of grass grew."
