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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 Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
Alvarez
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
always
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
armed
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
assault
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
barbed
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
broad
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
Bronco
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From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
defence
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
fanged
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
fighting
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
flee
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
flowers
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
God
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
grappled
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grass
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
impending
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From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
Juan
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
land
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
light
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like
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Mesa
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From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What need was there for words?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
other
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
own
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
peak
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
plant
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
PORTENTS
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From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
rain
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range
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
root
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rounding
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
sent
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
sheep
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
shot
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
signs
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From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
some
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
sprang
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
strongest
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
There
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From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
too
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From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
tree
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From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
twining
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
up
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upward
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
WAR
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From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
water
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From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PORTENTS OF WAR There were signs of impending war on Bronco Mesa.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What need was there for words?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Every tree and plant on that broad range was barbed and fanged against assault; every creature that could not flee was armed for its own defence; it was a land of war, where the strongest always won.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Juan Alvarez was dead, shot from some distant peak while rounding up his sheep--and his sheep, too, were dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As God sent the rain and the flowers and grass sprang up they grappled with each other like murderers, twining root about root for the water, fighting upward for the light--and when it was over the strongest had won.
won
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words
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From this reading What need was there for words?
