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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 RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
air
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From this reading He seemed to move with an habitual air of stealth.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
appeared
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
Bent
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From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
brown
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
came
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
CARY
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
chattering
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
clothes
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From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
dancing
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
down
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
dry
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
elderly
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
flapped
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From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
habitual
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From this reading He seemed to move with an habitual air of stealth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to move with an habitual air of stealth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
leaf
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
linen
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From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
little
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
man
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
meager
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From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
monkey
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
moonlit
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
more
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
move
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From this reading He seemed to move with an habitual air of stealth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bent and meager, his linen clothes flapped on him.
patio
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
peered
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From this reading He peered this way and that.
perched
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
rustle
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
seemed
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From this reading He seemed to move with an habitual air of stealth.
shoulder
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
sound
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
stealth
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From this reading He seemed to move with an habitual air of stealth.
STROLLS
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He peered this way and that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He peered this way and that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to move with an habitual air of stealth.
trellis
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From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The little brown monkey came dancing down from the trellis and perched, chattering, upon his shoulder.
way
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From this reading He peered this way and that.
wisp
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From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading RICHARD CARY STROLLS ALONE A wisp of an elderly man appeared in the moonlit _patio_, with no more sound than the rustle of a dry leaf.
