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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 Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
ago
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From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
All
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From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'It feels a bit queer being here,' he said to himself, gazing round him as he spoke.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
bars
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begun
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From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'It feels a bit queer being here,' he said to himself, gazing round him as he spoke.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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bit
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bleached
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From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
carrying
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correspondence
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cow's
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crimson
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day
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delivering
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Erskine
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Estancia
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evening
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feels
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felt
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few
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From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
gazing
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From this reading 'It feels a bit queer being here,' he said to himself, gazing round him as he spoke.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It feels a bit queer being here,' he said to himself, gazing round him as he spoke.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'It feels a bit queer being here,' he said to himself, gazing round him as he spoke.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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homely
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From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
hot
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From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It feels a bit queer being here,' he said to himself, gazing round him as he spoke.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
Jane
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From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
land
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Las
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letter
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letters
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Lomas
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Mail
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minutes
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nearer
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From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
Packet
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Peter
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From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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punctuality
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purpose
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queer
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reading
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round
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Royal
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run
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said
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sat
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Service
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sights
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From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
skull
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From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
sole
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solitary
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sounds
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From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
spoke
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Steam
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sun
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sunk
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From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
there
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
vast
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From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All round him was a vast, solitary land, but nearer the estancia were pleasant homely sights and sounds.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was the evening of a hot day, and there was a flame of crimson over to westward, where a few minutes ago the sun had sunk through great bars of flame.
white
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From this reading Peter sat on a cow's skull, bleached and white, at the Estancia Las Lomas, reading a letter from Jane Erskine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had begun to think that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Service was run for the sole purpose of carrying correspondence between himself and her, and he felt pleased with its punctuality in delivering his letters.
