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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 STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
atmosphere
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From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
Austin
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bath
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From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
beach
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
big
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
blossoms
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
bush
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
cottonwoods
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
creepers
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
dense
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
difficulty
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
dim
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
draped
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
dripped
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From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
fall
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From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
fantastic
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
firmer
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
flung
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
footsteps
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From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
hottest
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From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
Jefferson
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
like
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From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
limb
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
made
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
mangroves
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
men's
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From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
orchid
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
out
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
path
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
plodded
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
PUMP
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
replaced
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
rotting
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
shade
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
soft
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From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
soil
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
sprang
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
STARTING
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
steamy
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
stored
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From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
stumbled
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From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
tangled
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
then
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From this reading It was then the hottest part of the afternoon, and save for the soft fall of the men's footsteps everything was still.
there
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
thickets
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
Turkish
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From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
twisted
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From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
undergrowth
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
up
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
very
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From this reading The atmosphere was very like that of a Turkish bath, and as Austin stumbled along the perspiration dripped from him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
way
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From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was with difficulty they made their way, for the soil was firmer there, and a dense undergrowth sprang up among the big cottonwoods which replaced the mangroves.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They were draped with creepers, and here and there an orchid flung its fantastic blossoms about a rotting limb, while the path twisted in and out among them and through tangled thickets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading STARTING THE PUMP The bush was dim with steamy shade when Austin and Jefferson plodded along a little path behind the beach where the oil was stored.
