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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 DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
bending
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
big
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
blades
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
blue
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
brought
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
changing
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
cloud
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
darker
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
Devine
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From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
down
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
driving-seat
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
DROUGHT
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
dry
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
dust
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
dusty
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
eat
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
edge
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
enough
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flies
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
followed
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
gathering
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
glistening
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
grass
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
green
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
growing
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
guided
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
Harding
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
hay
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
haze
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
Hester
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
horses
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
jolting
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
knife
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
lay
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
light
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
like
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
long
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
lunch
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
machine
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
morning
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From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
mowing
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From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
now
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
o'clock
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From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
played
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
powerful
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
prairie
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From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
ready
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
returned
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
rippling
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
rows
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
sat
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
sea
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
shade
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
silver
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
six
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From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
sloo
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
stopped
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
swept
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
tall
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
team
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since six o'clock that morning Harding and Devine had been mowing prairie hay.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
three
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
undulated
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
vast
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
wagon
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From this reading Harding lay among the dusty grass in a dry sloo, and Hester sat beside him in the blue shadow of the big hay wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
waves
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
went
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From this reading It went down in dry rows, ready for gathering, before the glistening knife, and a haze of dust and a cloud of flies followed the team across the sloo.
wheat
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
white
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
wind
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From this reading DROUGHT The wheat was growing tall and changing to a darker shade; when the wind swept through it, it undulated like the waves of a vast green sea, rippling silver and white where the light played on the bending blades.
work
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From this reading They had stopped long enough to eat the lunch Hester had brought them; and now Devine had returned to his work, and sat jolting in the driving-seat of a big machine as he guided three powerful horses along the edge of the grass.
