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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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air
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From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
all
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From this reading But all the time the water lay in black pools along the shrunken river, trickling among the rocks and eddying around huge snags of driftwood, clear, limpid, sparkling, yet always less and less.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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always
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But all the time the water lay in black pools along the shrunken river, trickling among the rocks and eddying around huge snags of driftwood, clear, limpid, sparkling, yet always less and less.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But all the time the water lay in black pools along the shrunken river, trickling among the rocks and eddying around huge snags of driftwood, clear, limpid, sparkling, yet always less and less.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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baby
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
bellowed
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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
birds
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From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
black
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bringing
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From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
browse
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From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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cattle
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clear
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clouds
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darkness
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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
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drifting
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driftwood
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From this reading But all the time the water lay in black pools along the shrunken river, trickling among the rocks and eddying around huge snags of driftwood, clear, limpid, sparkling, yet always less and less.
DROUGHT
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dying
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east
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eddying
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fallen
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From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
flitted
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flocks
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floods
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
flowers
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fuzz
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gathered
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graciously
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From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
grass
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From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
growing
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
heads
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heat
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heaven
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Hidden
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high
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horizon
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huge
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incessant
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laden
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
lay
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less
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lightning
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like
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From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
limpid
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lowlands
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mounted
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night
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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past
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Peaks
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played
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pools
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prosperity
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
raged
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rain
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raised
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rank
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
resting-place
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restless
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river
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rocks
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rushed
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scoured
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
shadowy
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showers
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shrunken
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sky
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smell
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snags
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sniffing
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snowy
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sought
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south
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sparkling
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sprang
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
spread
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Summer
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sun
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
thunder-heads
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all the time the water lay in black pools along the shrunken river, trickling among the rocks and eddying around huge snags of driftwood, clear, limpid, sparkling, yet always less and less.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trees
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
trickling
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From this reading But all the time the water lay in black pools along the shrunken river, trickling among the rocks and eddying around huge snags of driftwood, clear, limpid, sparkling, yet always less and less.
turned
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up
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Water
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west
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wet
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From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At last the rain had fallen, graciously, bringing up grass and browse, and flowers for those who sought them.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
winter
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From this reading Where the winter floods had scoured the lowlands clear, a fuzz of baby trees sprang up, growing to a rank prosperity and dying suddenly beneath the sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In Summer the thunder-heads had mounted to high heaven and spread from east to west; the heat lightning had played along the horizon at night, restless and incessant; the sky had turned black and the south wind had rushed up, laden with the smell of distant showers.
year
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DROUGHT For a year the shadowy clouds had flitted past Hidden Water, drifting like flocks of snowy birds to their resting-place against the Peaks, and as the wind raged and the darkness gathered the cattle had raised their heads and bellowed, sniffing the wet air.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But all the time the water lay in black pools along the shrunken river, trickling among the rocks and eddying around huge snags of driftwood, clear, limpid, sparkling, yet always less and less.
