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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 They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
ADVERTISE
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
all
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From this reading It rained all night and was still raining when the momentous Saturday dawned.
Alligators
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
blossoms
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
bottom
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
breakfast
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
brown
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
bullet
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
closed
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
compelled
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
cozy
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
dawned
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design
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
doorway
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
down
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
downpour
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
driven
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drop
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
drove
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
eat
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
fabric
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floral
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
Friday
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gazing
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
hole
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
holes
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE On Friday night it rained and the Alligators were driven into their tent.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE On Friday night it rained and the Alligators were driven into their tent.
khaki-colored
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
like
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
made
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
members
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
momentous
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From this reading It rained all night and was still raining when the momentous Saturday dawned.
mud
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE On Friday night it rained and the Alligators were driven into their tent.
oozy
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
out
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
paper
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
patrol
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
pattered
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
PAYS
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places
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
plastered
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
rain
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
raindrops
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
rained
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raining
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From this reading It rained all night and was still raining when the momentous Saturday dawned.
sat
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
Saturday
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From this reading It rained all night and was still raining when the momentous Saturday dawned.
shallow
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
shelter
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
slowly
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It rained all night and was still raining when the momentous Saturday dawned.
surrounding
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
tent
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE On Friday night it rained and the Alligators were driven into their tent.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE On Friday night it rained and the Alligators were driven into their tent.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
tide
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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top
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
unlike
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
up
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From this reading Each drop, like a bullet, drove a little hole in the oozy bottom, which slowly closed up again.
wall
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From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It rained all night and was still raining when the momentous Saturday dawned.
watching
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE On Friday night it rained and the Alligators were driven into their tent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It rained all night and was still raining when the momentous Saturday dawned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
wistfully
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From this reading The tide being out, the rain pattered down on the surrounding mud and shallow places, and the members of the patrol sat in the open doorway of their cozy little shelter wistfully gazing at the downpour, and watching the little holes that the raindrops made in the mud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were compelled to eat breakfast in their tent, the top of which was plastered with apple blossoms so that the khaki-colored fabric looked not unlike a brown wall paper with a floral design.
