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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 CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
all
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From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
almost
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
blowing
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
breeze
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
CHICKENS
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
cleared
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
day
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
depth
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
dragged
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
dull
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
easily
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
faint
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
Giant
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
glow
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
golden
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
ground
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
hunters
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
ice
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
inches
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
lay
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
MINCE
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
more
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
north
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
only
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
other
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
past
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
perfect
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
PIE
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
polished
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
pulling
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
ridges
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From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
river
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
ropes
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
runners
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
Shep
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
sky
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
sleds
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
slid
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
Snap
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
snow
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
sport
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
surface
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
ten
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
there
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From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
tied
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
turnout
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
week
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From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here and there were long ridges of snow across the glare, but that was all.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
Whopper
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the ground the snow lay to the depth of ten inches or a foot, but the wind of the week past had almost cleared the ice on the river.
winter
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From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHICKENS AND MINCE PIE It was a perfect winter day, with a dull golden glow in the sky and only a faint breeze from the north blowing.
work
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From this reading The sleds had polished runners, and slid over the river surface so easily that pulling was more sport than work.
young
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From this reading The young hunters had tied long ropes to the sleds, and while Whopper and Shep pulled one turnout, Snap and Giant dragged the other.
