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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 Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
ached
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From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
approached
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
Bob's
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
came
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
carefully
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
darky
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
detail
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
eyes
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From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
Flat
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
followed
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From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
garnet
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From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
glimpse
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
grounds
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
heart
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From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
hour
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
house
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
Jane
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
kept
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
lawn
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
meant
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From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
mountaineer
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
old
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
opening
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
PATCH
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
pike
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From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
plodding
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
road
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From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
Rock
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
saw
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
seated
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
shade
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
shimmering
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From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
sighed
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
sign
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From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
SPIRIT
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
SUNLIGHT
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
troubled
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From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
turned
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
vague
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From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
view
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From this reading A glimpse of Bob's house and its carefully kept grounds came into view, each detail opening as he approached, until he saw Jane and the mountaineer seated on the lawn.
way
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From this reading In a vague way it meant a sign to him, and troubled his old heart.
welcome
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH The old darky, after another half hour of plodding, sighed as he turned into the welcome shade of Flat Rock.
white
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From this reading The pike had been shimmering white and his eyes ached.
woodland
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From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
young
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From this reading Yet, as he followed the woodland road, he thought of a garnet shadow on a young throat, and again he sighed.
