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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 In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
blowing
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
Bob
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
bridge
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From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
brown
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
Brudette
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
called
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
came
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
cloud
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
congenial
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
contrast
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
dust
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
end
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
exactly
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
fertile
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
FOILED
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forenoon
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
furrow
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
greatest
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
halt
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From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
Indians
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
Iowa
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
iron
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
knows
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
late
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
led
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From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
like
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
Mississippi
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
Missouri
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
mud
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
muddy
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
Nebraska
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From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
Omaha
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From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
palisades
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
raises
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
rivers
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
said
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
sonorous
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From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
space
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
train
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
twists
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
two
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
wallowing
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From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
water
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From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
way
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From this reading A sonorous bridge led the way into Nebraska, and the train came to a halt at Omaha.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
why
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The water itself, as Bob Brudette said, is so muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In contrast with the palisades of the Mississippi, the Missouri twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud.
world's
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From this reading It was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end of its iron furrow across that fertile space between two of the world's greatest rivers, which the Indians called "Iowa," nobody knows exactly why.
