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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
all
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
also
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROCK AND WATER GARDEN.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
barn
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
berry
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
brook
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
bushes
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
called
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
decide
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
edge
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
engaged
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
fence
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
finally
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
flower
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
flowers
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
GARDEN
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From this reading THE ROCK AND WATER GARDEN.
girls
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
go
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
ground
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
James
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
join
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
Late
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
let's
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
Mrs
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
Norma
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
Now
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
off
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
opposite
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
other
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
outlet
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
paced
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
planned
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
plant
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
pursuits
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
rail
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
rails
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
ran
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
ROCK
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From this reading THE ROCK AND WATER GARDEN.
said
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
slowly
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
stream
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
strings
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
strip
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
sun
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROCK AND WATER GARDEN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
then
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
tied
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
tiny
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
two
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
various
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From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
walked
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
WATER
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From this reading THE ROCK AND WATER GARDEN.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
wild
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Late that afternoon, when the girls were engaged with their various pursuits, Norma called Mrs. James to join her over at the rail fence.
woodland
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From this reading This was finally done, also, and then Mrs. James walked slowly from the barn to the edge of the tiny brook that ran all along the edge of the barn yard and found its outlet in the woodland stream.
woods
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From this reading Here the two paced off the strip of ground and tied strings on the rails opposite which they planned to plant the wild berry and flower bushes from the woods.
yard
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From this reading This done, Norma said: “Now let’s go over to the barn yard and decide where to plant the sun flowers and other bushes from the woods.”
