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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 They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
assured
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
belt
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
berries
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
bloodroot
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
cabin
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
cabins
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
called
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From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
city-bred
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
clearing
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From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
conventional
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
dense
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
everywhere
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
explained
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From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
eyes
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
flowered
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
forest
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
Francis
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
given
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
gleam
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
gone
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
grass
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
large
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
larger
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From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
Marjorie's
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
men
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From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
negligible
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
now
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From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
only
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
other
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
out
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From this reading And they had come out, now, on what Francis called a clearing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
quickly
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
red
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
rode
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
saplings
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
scattered
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
showed
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
size
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
spoken
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
stay
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From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
thick
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
thickly
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
things
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
trees
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
two
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
underbrush
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From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
understatement
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From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the center of things were the two cabins Francis had spoken of; one quite large--Francis seemed given to understatement--and the other of the conventional cabin size.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "The larger one is where my men stay," he explained.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was thick with underbrush, little trees, and saplings; while bloodroot flowered everywhere, and the gleam of thickly scattered red berries showed even as they rode quickly over the grass.
woodland
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From this reading They had gone through what seemed to Marjorie's city-bred eyes a dense forest, but which Francis had assured her was only a belt of woodland--quite negligible.
