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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 CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
approached
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From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
bending
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
blew
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
brushwood
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
camp
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
CAUGHT
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From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
corker
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From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
dash
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
Dave
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
direction
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
downpour
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
few
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
fitful
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
followed
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
going
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From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
gone
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
gusts
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
heard
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
hoped
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
hour
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From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
later
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From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
minutes
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
mountainside
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
oncoming
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From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
out
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
pass
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
rain
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
rocks
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
Say
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From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
scant
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
south
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
steadily
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From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
STORM
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From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
then
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From this reading At first the wind had come in fitful gusts, bending the scant brushwood among the rocks first in one direction and then another.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAUGHT IN A STORM "Say, but this is sure going to be a corker!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half an hour later, and during that time the oncoming storm had approached steadily.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
whistling
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
words
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From this reading Dave shouted out the words--to make himself heard above the whistling of the wind as it blew across the little plateau on the mountainside, where the party had gone into camp.
worst
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From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This had been followed by a sudden dash of rain, and for a few minutes they had hoped that the worst of the downpour would pass to the south of them.
