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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 following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
all
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
arms
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
back
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
bound
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
calling
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
Chicago
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
creatures
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
dark
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
deck
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
distance
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
emotions
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
fade
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
far
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
feet
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
fish
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
Florence
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
following
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
forest
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
go
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
lake
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
large
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
midnight
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
moment
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
moon
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
night
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
North
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I want to go back!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
out
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
Peninsula
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
seated
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
shoreline
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
soul
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
sprang
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
steamer
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From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
stirred
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
Strange
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
stretched
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
sunsets
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following night found Florence seated on the after deck of a large lake steamer bound for Chicago.
There
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
thoughts
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
varied
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
want
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From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
watched
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From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
water
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Strange and varied were the thoughts and emotions that stirred her soul as she watched the dark shoreline of the North Peninsula fade in the distance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a moment when she sprang to her feet and stretched her arms far out as she cried, “I want to go back!
wild
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
woods
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From this reading At this moment the woods and the water, the sunsets, the moon at midnight, the fish, all the wild forest creatures were calling her back.
