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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 Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
air
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
animal
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
away
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
bone-dry
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
burst
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
came
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
caught
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
cement
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
cracked
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
dashed
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
dirt
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
dissolved
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
door
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
down
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
drink
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
drops
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
dust
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
dust-holes
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
earth
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
exultation
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
face
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
famine-stricken
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
fell
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
flat
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
FLOOD
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
flurry
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
frame
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
framework
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
fury
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
generous
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
glided
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
ground
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
Hardy
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
held
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
Hidden
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
hissed
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
howling
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
hurled
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
leaked
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
like
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
merged
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
midst
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
out
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
overcame
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
parched
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
pools
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
puddles
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
rain
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
ramada
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
refused
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
rivulets
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
roof
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
rose
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
rumbling
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
rush
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
set
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
sieve
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
slackened
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
sluicing
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
smoke
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
stayed
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
stick
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From this reading The cracked dirt of the _ramada_ roof dissolved and fell away, and the stick frame leaked like a sieve.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
storm
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
sultry
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
swiftly
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
then
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
too
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
torrents
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From this reading Like a famine-stricken creature, the parched earth could not drink; its bone-dry dust set like cement beneath the too generous flood and refused to take it in--and still the rain came down in sluicing torrents that never stayed or slackened.
touched
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
tropic
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
up
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From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
very
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
warmed
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the first flurry the dust rose up like smoke, and the earth hissed; then as the storm burst in tropic fury the ground was struck flat, the dust-holes caught the rush of water and held it in sudden puddles that merged into pools and rivulets and glided swiftly away.
Water
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From this reading THE FLOOD The rain came to Hidden Water in great drops, warmed by the sultry air.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
wild
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
windnounUS /wind/
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From this reading The rain wind, howling and rumbling through the framework, hurled the water to the very door where Hardy stood, and as it touched his face, a wild, animal exultation overcame him and he dashed out into the midst of it.
