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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 Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
any
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
ask
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
away
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
back
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
breaking
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From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
came
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
can't
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
ceased
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
chance
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
coat
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From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
died
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
distance
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
door
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
down
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
dripping
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
dry
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
End
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
fallen
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From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
final
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
front
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
gate
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
get
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
goin
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
group
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
house
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
I'm
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
Jim
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From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
Journey's
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
Lou
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From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
muddy
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
mutterings
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
now
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!
opened
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
out
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
porch
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
rain
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
road
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
rushed
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
said
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From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
sat
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
scarcely
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
sun
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
trees
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
walked
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
well
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From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
wet
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
wetter
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From this reading "That porch is so wet now that we can't get it any wetter an' I'm goin' to ask for a chance to get dry."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Journey's End The rain had ceased, and as they walked down the muddy road the sun came out even before the final mutterings of the thunder had died away in the distance, and so they came at last upon a little house which sat well back among a group of dripping trees.
woman
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
young
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From this reading But they had scarcely passed through the gate when the front door opened and a young woman rushed out.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take your coat, Jim," Lou said, breaking a long silence which had fallen between them.
