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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 end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon shone again in all its golden glory.
all
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From this reading The moon shone again in all its golden glory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
banana
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
came
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
Clouds
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From this reading Clouds went racing.
destruction
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From this reading It looked down upon a scene of unmatched destruction.
down
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From this reading It looked down upon a scene of unmatched destruction.
end
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
fell
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From this reading The wind fell.
glory
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From this reading The moon shone again in all its golden glory.
golden
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From this reading The moon shone again in all its golden glory.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
heart
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked down upon a scene of unmatched destruction.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The moon shone again in all its golden glory.
Johnny
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
Kennedy
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked down upon a scene of unmatched destruction.
Madge
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
moon
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From this reading The moon shone again in all its golden glory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
plantation
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
racing
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From this reading Clouds went racing.
scene
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From this reading It looked down upon a scene of unmatched destruction.
shone
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From this reading The moon shone again in all its golden glory.
storm
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
trapped
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From this reading The end of the storm that had trapped Johnny and Madge Kennedy in the heart of a great banana plantation came suddenly.
unmatched
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From this reading It looked down upon a scene of unmatched destruction.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It looked down upon a scene of unmatched destruction.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clouds went racing.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind fell.