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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 Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
air
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
arm
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
arose
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Master turned over and I looked round at him.
awake
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
back
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
brow
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
brown
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
classic
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
cold
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
curl
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
dark
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
dawn
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
day
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
eyes
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
fire
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
fog
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
graceful
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
hair
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
hanging
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
head
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Master turned over and I looked round at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
kindled
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
kindling
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From this reading A piece of poplar kindling snapped--and he looked at me.
land
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
lay
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
like
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Master turned over and I looked round at him.
low
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
master
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
night
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
notice
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Master turned over and I looked round at him.
piece
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From this reading A piece of poplar kindling snapped--and he looked at me.
poplar
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From this reading A piece of poplar kindling snapped--and he looked at me.
round
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From this reading Master turned over and I looked round at him.
sat
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
skeleton
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
snapped
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From this reading A piece of poplar kindling snapped--and he looked at me.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
turned
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From this reading Master turned over and I looked round at him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
unusual
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From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
waiting
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From this reading Early in the morning I arose and kindled a fire and sat beside it, waiting for my master to awake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
wide
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From this reading He did not notice me; he lay upon his back with one arm under his head, his great brown eyes wide open, a graceful curl of hair upon his classic brow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day was still and cold, and what was unusual with us, a dark fog lay low on the land, like the skeleton of night left hanging in the air of dawn.
