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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
branches
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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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closed
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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
draw
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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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eat
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edging
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enter
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flung
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gazed
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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
general
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giant
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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
gloom
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hand
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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
hill
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Hirpington
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inclination
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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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loath
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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
man
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More
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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
movement
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Mr
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
pointing
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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ranks
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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
scaled
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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
scarecrow
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see
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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
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showed
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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
skeleton
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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
slowly
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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
trees
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tremendous
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upwards
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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
way
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From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
whitened
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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
