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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 The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
Andrew
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
automatic
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
back
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
belt
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
broad
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
chairs
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A window was open and Andrew could hear a girl singing.
covered
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
dusty
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
edge
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
evening
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
fir
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
front
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
furnished
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
girl
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From this reading A window was open and Andrew could hear a girl singing.
Graham
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
grass
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
green
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A window was open and Andrew could hear a girl singing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
hot
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
house
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
ICE
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
joined
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
kept
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
lake
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
Landing
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
lay
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
light
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
lumber
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
mosquito-netting
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A window was open and Andrew could hear a girl singing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
plot
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
pretty
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
ran
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
road
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
sawmill
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
shining
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
singing
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From this reading A window was open and Andrew could hear a girl singing.
sitting
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
small
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
sprinkler
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
stacks
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
stretched
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
stumps
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From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
summer
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
supper
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
table
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Across this a belt of blackened fir stumps stretched back to the stacks of lumber by the sawmill, and beyond that the lake lay shining in the evening light.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
two
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
unfenced
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From this reading In front a plot of grass, kept green throughout the hot summer by an automatic sprinkler, ran, unfenced, to the edge of the dusty road.
veranda
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From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AMONG THE ICE Graham was sitting on the veranda of his house at the Landing after supper one evening when Andrew joined him.
window
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From this reading A window was open and Andrew could hear a girl singing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
wooden
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From this reading The veranda was broad, and covered with mosquito-netting, and furnished with a table and one or two chairs; the wooden house was small but pretty.
