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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 There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
air
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
apron
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
argued
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
arose
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
blizzard
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
blue
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
boughs
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
catching
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
chirrup
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
cool
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
corners
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
DARK
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From this reading OUT IN THE DARK.
day
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
down
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
dust-covered
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
face
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
fanned
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
flowed
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
go
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
gurgle
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
heat
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
home
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
hot
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
hurry
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT IN THE DARK.
insects
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
keep
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
lady
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
lagged
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
light
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
lonesome
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
loud
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
Lyman
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
man
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
moon
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
motion
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
night
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
noise
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
noises
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
now
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
old
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
OUT
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From this reading OUT IN THE DARK.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
over-hanging
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
pleaded
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
road
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
rocks
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
rushing
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
sky
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
slick
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
slowly-moving
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
small
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
stars
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
strange
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
stream
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT IN THE DARK.
There
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
thickets
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From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
together
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
trees
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From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
up
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
urged
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
walked
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From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
Warren
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From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warren went out with him and together they walked down the dark road, in the cool air of the night and the hot air that lagged over from the heat of the day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no moon, but in the sky, which the slowly-moving boughs of over-hanging trees seemed to keep in motion, there was a blizzard of stars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Warren argued, the old man urged and the old lady pleaded as she fanned her hot face with her apron, catching it up by the corners, but Lyman was determined to go home.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading From the dust-covered thickets along the road arose the chirrup of insects, the strange noises that make night lonesome; and a small stream, which in the light has flowed without noise over the slick, blue rocks, was rushing now with a loud gurgle, as if to hurry out of the dark.
