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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 A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon and very hot.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon and very hot.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
anxious
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
blown
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
breeze
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
CATTLE
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
cereals
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
cloud-masses
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
Clydesdale
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
crops
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
dazzling
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
DRIVE
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
dust
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
earlier
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
expose
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
eyes
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From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
face
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From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
fallow
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
fallowing
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
farm
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
fell
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
felt
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From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
fresh
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
George
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
grass
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
grown
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
hauled
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
haze
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
heavy
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
hot
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon and very hot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
influence
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
iron
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
light
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
Marston
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
middle
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From this reading It was about the middle of the afternoon and very hot.
motor-goggles
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From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
now
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
overhung
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
plain
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
plow
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
possible
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
protect
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From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
Rounded
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
saddle
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
sand
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
several
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
sitting
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
soil
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
soon
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
sore
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From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
streams
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
stubble
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
summer
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
sun
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
sunshine
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
surrounded
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
swept
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
team
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From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
then
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From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
very
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A CATTLE DRIVE George was summer fallowing, sitting in the iron saddle of a plow which a heavy Clydesdale team hauled through the stubble.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Rounded cloud-masses overhung the plain, but dazzling sunshine fell on grass and stubble, and a haze of dust surrounded the team, while now and then the fine soil and sand, blown from the rest of the fallow by the fresh breeze, swept by in streams.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
wore
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From this reading George wore motor-goggles to protect his eyes, but his face and hands felt scorched and sore.
work
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From this reading The work should have been done earlier, for the soil on the Marston farm was very light, and, as it had already grown several crops of cereals, George was anxious to expose it to the influence of sun and wind as soon as possible.
