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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
all
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From this reading No one wind for all localities brings rain.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
brings
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From this reading No one wind for all localities brings rain.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
clouds
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
country
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
day
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
draws
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
easiest
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From this reading The easiest sign of storm is the night-caps.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
find
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
flatter
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
fog
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
high
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
hollows
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The easiest sign of storm is the night-caps.
like
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
localities
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From this reading No one wind for all localities brings rain.
low
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
middle
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From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
mountains
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
night-caps
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From this reading The easiest sign of storm is the night-caps.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one wind for all localities brings rain.
noon
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
Note
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one wind for all localities brings rain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
page
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
rain
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
Rockies
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From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
Scouts
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
shattered
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
sign
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From this reading The easiest sign of storm is the night-caps.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
storm
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From this reading The easiest sign of storm is the night-caps.
summer
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From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
surely
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From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
there
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From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
thunder-storm
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From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
usually
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From this reading But among the Rockies there usually is a thunder-storm in the middle of every day during the summer.
very
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
weather-signs
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From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For when in the morning the mountains still have their night-caps on, and the clouds rest like shattered fog in the draws and hollows, the day will surely have rain, by noon.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Note 22, page 39: Scouts will find that weather-signs among the high mountains are very different from those of the low or the flatter country.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one wind for all localities brings rain.
