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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 THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
alighted
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
attached
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
back
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
baggage-room
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
branch
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
buildings
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
Butte
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
companion
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
doesn't
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
double-storied
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
Edgar
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
elevators
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
end
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exhilarating
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
Facing
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
front
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
George
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
grain
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grass
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
high
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
hot
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
hotel
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
houses
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
included
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
interest
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
led
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
line
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
lined
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
low
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
middle
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
neighboring
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
occupied
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
office
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
place
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
platform
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
PRAIRIE
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
remarked
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
row
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
RunningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
Sage
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
sea
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
several
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
shacks
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
side-track
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
size
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
small
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
station
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
streets
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
strike
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
style
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
tall
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tedious
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
telegraph
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
thinly
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
three
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
towered
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
train
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From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
two
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From this reading Running back from them, two short streets, thinly lined with small houses, led to a sea of grass.
untidy
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
varying
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veranda
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
very
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From this reading "Sage Butte doesn't strike one as a very exhilarating place," George remarked.
water-tank
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From this reading A telegraph office with a baggage-room attached occupied the middle of the low platform, a tall water-tank stood at the end, and three grain elevators towered high above a neighboring side-track.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PRAIRIE After a hot and tedious journey, George and his companion alighted one afternoon at a little station on a branch line, and Edgar looked about with interest when the train went on again.
wooden
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From this reading Facing the track, stood a row of wooden buildings varying in size and style: they included a double-storied hotel with a veranda in front of it, and several untidy shacks.
