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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 THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
bolt
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
boys
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
came
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
classroom
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
damage
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From this reading On the thickly wooded hillside the damage was the greatest.
fall
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
FALLEN
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
great
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
greatest
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From this reading On the thickly wooded hillside the damage was the greatest.
gullies
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From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They noticed the havoc the storm had wrought.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
havoc
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From this reading They noticed the havoc the storm had wrought.
hillside
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From this reading On the thickly wooded hillside the damage was the greatest.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
large
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
leaving
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From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
limbs
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From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
Many
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From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
noticed
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From this reading They noticed the havoc the storm had wrought.
oak
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the thickly wooded hillside the damage was the greatest.
out
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From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
part
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
path
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From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
place
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
places
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From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
scattered
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From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
seen
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
several
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From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
spot
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
storm
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From this reading They noticed the havoc the storm had wrought.
supposed
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
taken
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They noticed the havoc the storm had wrought.
thickly
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From this reading On the thickly wooded hillside the damage was the greatest.
three
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
tragedy
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
TREE
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From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
trees
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From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
walk
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From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
washed
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From this reading In several places the walk was washed out, leaving large gullies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many large limbs of trees were scattered across their path.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FALLEN TREE Having seen from the classroom a large part of the great oak fall when the bolt came, the three boys supposed that was the spot where the tragedy must have taken place.
wooded
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From this reading On the thickly wooded hillside the damage was the greatest.
wrought
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From this reading They noticed the havoc the storm had wrought.
