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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 It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
Africa
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
animals
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
arose
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
bells
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
Berryville
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
came
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
cap
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
carnival
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chariot
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
color
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
containing
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decorated
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
disconnected
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From this reading But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
discordant
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
display
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
elaborately
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
en
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
face
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
fireworks
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
ghastly
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
gold
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
gorgeous
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
heads
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
hunt
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
legs
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
like
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
lumbering
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
merry-go-round
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From this reading But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
note
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
only
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From this reading But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
organ
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
out
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
paraphernalia
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
parts
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From this reading But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
personage
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
pinwheels
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
projection
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
rainbow
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
rather
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
red
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
returning
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
route
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
sat
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
silver
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
Soon
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
South
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
startling
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
SUSPENSE
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From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPENSE Soon the gorgeous chariot containing the carnival paraphernalia came lumbering along en route for Berryville.
there
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
vision
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
wagon
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From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The one discordant note about it was the rather startling projection of the heads and legs of animals here and there as if the wagon were returning from a hunt in South Africa.
wheels
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From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
white
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From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the white and silver wind organ which arose out of this ghastly display sat a personage in cap and bells with face elaborately decorated in every color of the rainbow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a vision of red and gold with wheels that looked like pinwheels in a fireworks display.
