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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 A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
addition
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
also
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
become
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From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
bedrooms
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
brook
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
building
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
cabin
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
called
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
came
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
clearing
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
comfortable
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
containing
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
creek
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
DOUBLE
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
end
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
enough
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
fair-sized
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
family
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
floor
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
flowing
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
four
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
general
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From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
ground
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
house
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
Joseph
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
kitchen
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
large
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
larger
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
living
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From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
located
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
loft
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
low
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
made
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
Morris
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
Mr
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
new
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From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
now
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From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
occasional
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
old
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
past
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
principally
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
readers
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
regular
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
roof
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
room
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From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
rooms
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
saw
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
sloping
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
storage
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
stream
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
summer
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From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
supplies
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
two
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
used
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
visitors
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
WARNING
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
way
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From this reading The old living room, so called, had been divided into two bedrooms, so that the house was now large enough not alone for the regular family but also for such occasional visitors as came that way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading During the past summer Mr. Joseph Morris had made an addition to the cabin by building on at what was the kitchen end.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This was now a new kitchen while the old kitchen had become the general living room.
wide
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From this reading A DOUBLE WARNING As my old readers know, the cabin of the Morris family was located in a wide clearing, between a fair-sized creek and a brook flowing into the larger stream.
winter
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From this reading When we saw it before, it was a long, low but comfortable building, containing four rooms on the ground floor, and a loft under the sloping roof which was principally used for the storage of winter supplies.
