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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 And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
answering
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From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is Logie fired?” asked Nita softly.
Aye
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From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
blazed
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From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
came
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
company
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From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
constantly
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From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
dawn
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
day's
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
door
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From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
fired
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From this reading “Is Logie fired?” asked Nita softly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
fresh
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
GARSYKES
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
glancing
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From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
growl
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From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
heart
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Logie fired?” asked Nita softly.
Logie
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
made
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
Men
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
new
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
Nita
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
out
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
rain
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
slack-set
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From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
Slim
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
softly
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From this reading “Is Logie fired?” asked Nita softly.
spitting
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
sport
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From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
there
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From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
twenty
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From this reading And first there came a slack-set company of twenty, glancing behind them constantly.
village
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
waited
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From this reading Slim, and fresh as if she came out of the new day’s heart, she waited for them in the village.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Aye, we blazed the door through,” came an answering growl.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading GARSYKES Nita made sport of the Garsykes Men when they returned from Logie in the spitting rain of dawn.