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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 IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am a stranger in a strange land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
answer
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
birth
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
boys
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breeding
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
came
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
campfire
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
challenge
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circle
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ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
culture
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
darkness
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
deal
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
Dick
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From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
Dick's
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felt
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
following
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
heard
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
home
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From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am a stranger in a strange land.
IMPORTANT
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
INFORMATION
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
invited
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From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
land
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From this reading "I am a stranger in a strange land.
leave
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
light
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
made
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
melodious
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From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
moment
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
music
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From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
night
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From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
note
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
pieces
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plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
saying
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
song
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From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
strange
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From this reading "I am a stranger in a strange land.
stranger
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From this reading "I am a stranger in a strange land.
tension
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From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
then
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys felt the tension leave them as they heard the note of culture in the voice, for plainly they had to deal with a gentleman of birth and breeding.
up
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From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
voice
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
wagon
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION For a moment, following Dick's challenge, there was no answer, and then, off in the darkness, beyond the circle of light from the campfire, made of pieces of a broken wagon the boys had found, came a voice, saying:
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who are you that you make the night melodious with your music and song?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Come on up, and make yourself at home," invited Dick.
