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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 A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
adventure
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
Affair
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
air
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From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
changing
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From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
chill
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From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
clothing
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From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
dampness
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From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
days
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
direction
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From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
dreary
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
earth
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
falling
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
Field
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
gave
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
Gray
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From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
gusty
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From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
handful
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
hovered
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
interminably
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
just
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
Juxacanna
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
Kelly
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
like
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
maddening
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
memorable
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
monotony
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
more
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From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
northeast
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From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
now
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
one's
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From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
other
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
overhead
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
patter
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
pebbles
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
pilot
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
rain
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
roofs
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
settling
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
shingled
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
shower
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
skies
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
Slow
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From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
soaked
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From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
sounding
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
sticky
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From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
stirring
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
stories
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
story
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From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
striking
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
then
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything.
times
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From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
water
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From this reading The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A stirring story of an adventure by the Kelly Field pilot who gave us “The Affair of the Juxacanna” and other memorable stories.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain.
