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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
arose
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
awakened
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
baby
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back
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
blankets
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
BLIZZARD
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breast
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brushed
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
cautiously
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
close
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cooing
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
cry
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
dawn
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
day
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
exhaustion
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
eyes
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
face
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
father
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
form
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
furs
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
garments
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
hair
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very quiet, and she was pleased that he was still sleeping.
heavier
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
hour
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
hunger
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
Joan
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
Joan's
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knew
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
lay
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
longer
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
lying
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
near
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
opened
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
other
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
OUT
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was very quiet, and she was pleased that he was still sleeping.
put
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
quiet
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From this reading He was very quiet, and she was pleased that he was still sleeping.
see
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
shadowy
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
side
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
sleeping
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From this reading He was very quiet, and she was pleased that he was still sleeping.
snuggled
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
softly
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From this reading She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very quiet, and she was pleased that he was still sleeping.
tent
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was very quiet, and she was pleased that he was still sleeping.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
Then
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
thick
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From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
tucked
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From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
very
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From this reading He was very quiet, and she was pleased that he was still sleeping.
warm
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From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she arose cautiously, tucked the baby in the warm blankets and furs, put on her heavier garments, and went outside.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She opened her eyes, brushed back the thick hair from her face, and could see where the shadowy form of her father was lying at the other side of the tent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OUT OF THE BLIZZARD It was dawn when the baby snuggled close to Joan's warm breast and awakened her with its cry of hunger.
