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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 cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
affair
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
also
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
apartments
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
bedchamber
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
built
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
cabin
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
company
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
deep
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
DEER
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DEER.
DISAPPEARANCE
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DEER.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
door
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From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
extra
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
feet
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
fifteen
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
floor
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
general
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
ground
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
ladder
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
living-room
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
loft
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
logs
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DEER.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
Radburys
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
ran
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
rough
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
rude
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
second
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
sleeping-quarters
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
sleeping-room
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From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
storeroom
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From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
strongly
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DEER.
There
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From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
thirty
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From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
two
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
used
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From this reading It was divided into two apartments on the ground floor, the first used as a general living-room and the second as a bedchamber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cabin was a strongly built affair of rough logs, fifteen feet deep by thirty feet long.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the bedchamber a rude ladder ran to a loft, used as extra sleeping-quarters when the Radburys had company, and also as a storeroom.
window
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From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
windows
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From this reading There were two windows in the sleeping-room below, and a window and a door in the general living-room.
