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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 The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
accomplished
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
additional
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
all
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
background
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
cabin
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
carefully
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
chamber
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
COMPLICATIONS
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From this reading MORE COMPLICATIONS.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
coyote
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
day
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
days
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From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
dead
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
double
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From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
drift
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
duplicated
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From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
eight
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
especially
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
exploded
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
eye
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From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
following
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
found
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
hour
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
hundred
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From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
intended
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
knowing
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
laid
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
later
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
matters
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
men
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From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
MORE
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From this reading MORE COMPLICATIONS.
mountaintop
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From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
much
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
Nash
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
nature
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
night
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
o'clock
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
off
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From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
other
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
out
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
performance
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From this reading A hundred men in a hundred days could not have duplicated the performance.
personal
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
planned
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
purpose
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
relegated
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
ripped
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From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
rock
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
satisfaction
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
sought
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
tired
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From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
twinkling
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From this reading The double explosion had ripped off the mountaintop in the twinkling of an eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The “coyote” was exploded at eight o’clock that night, and Nash sought his cabin an hour later, dead tired, but with the satisfaction of knowing the carefully planned drift and rock chamber had accomplished the purpose intended.
work
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From this reading The day following, however, Nash found so much additional work laid out for him that all other matters, especially those of a personal nature, were relegated to the background.
