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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 encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
annually
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
back
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
bar
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
brink
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
covered
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From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
down
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From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
drove
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
encampment
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
ended
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
fell
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
few
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
forest
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
fringe
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
frozen
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
gaining
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
hummocks
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
lagoon
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
lake
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
lee
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
narrow
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
NETAWIS
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From this reading NETAWIS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
old
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
outlet
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
paces
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
piled
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
pine-stems
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
pines
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
ragged
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
river
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
sand
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
sandhill
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
sandy
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
shifted
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
snow
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From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
spread
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
storm
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From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
summer
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
tall
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From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
too
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From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
trees
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The encampment stood under the lee of a tall sandhill, a few paces back from the brink of a frozen river.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
up
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
whirled
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From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
winds
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
winter
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From this reading The winter winds brought down the snow and whirled it among the hummocks until these too were covered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the forest ended in a ragged fringe of pines; and, below, the river spread into a lagoon, with a sandy bar between it and the lake, and a narrow outlet which shifted with every storm.
yards
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From this reading The summer winds drove up the sand between the pine-stems and piled it in hummocks, gaining a few yards annually upon the forest as the old trees fell.
