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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 fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
abroad
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
Amy
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
annoyances
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun shone brightly at intervals.
autumn
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
boats
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
breeze
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
brightly
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From this reading The sun shone brightly at intervals.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
clear
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
Cope
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
cumuli
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
darkling
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
easy
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
expanse
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
few
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
fresh
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
glass
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
green
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
idly
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
intervals
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From this reading The sun shone brightly at intervals.
large
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
lay
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
less
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
life-saving
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
light
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
noses
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
occasional
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
other
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
panes
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
park
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
path
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
people
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
presently
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
pressed
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
public
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
purple
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
reached
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
sat
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
shone
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From this reading The sun shone brightly at intervals.
sky
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
Some
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
sort
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
station
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
streaked
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
sun
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From this reading The sun shone brightly at intervals.
swept
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
there
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
turned
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
two
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
view
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
visitors
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
walkers
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
water
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From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
wave-crest
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
way
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From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the way, this afternoon, was clear and easy; and there were no annoyances save from other walkers along the same path.
western
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
white
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
wide
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From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
windy
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From this reading Some large cumuli were abroad--white, or less white, or even darkling,--the first windy sky of autumn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A fresh breeze swept the wide expanse streaked with purple and green and turned an occasional broken wave-crest toward the western light.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Cope and Amy passed the life-saving station, where a few people sat about idly and where one or two visitors pressed noses against glass panes to view the boats within; and they reached presently a sort of little public park which lay along the water.
