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While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood. In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof. The uprights supported the hammocks at night. Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre. Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.”
during the time that
From this reading “While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
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From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
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From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
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From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The uprights supported the hammocks at night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
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From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
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From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
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From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
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From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The uprights supported the hammocks at night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
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From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
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From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The uprights supported the hammocks at night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
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From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The uprights supported the hammocks at night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
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From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
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From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The uprights supported the hammocks at night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
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From this reading Before turning in they sprinkled this with water to make a smoke.
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From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
during the time that
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
which person or people
From this reading Those who slept ashore built always a fire of aromatic leaves in the house’s centre.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the fort was in building some of the Indians cleared a space among the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the clearing they built a great house for the workers: a thatched house twelve feet high, with wattle walls made rainproof.
