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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 Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
abruptly
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
abundantly
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
alarm
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From this reading In my alarm I had thrown up the rifle.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
Astran
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
basket
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From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
bearing
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
brush
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
covered
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
crimson
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
dell
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
flowers
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
fruits
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
full
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From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
golden-brown
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
growths
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In my alarm I had thrown up the rifle.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
hand
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From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
head
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
held
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From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
high
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
Just
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
Melvar
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my alarm I had thrown up the rifle.
noon
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
out
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
plants
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
profuse
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
red
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
rifle
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From this reading In my alarm I had thrown up the rifle.
rose
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
rustling
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
shoulders
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
small
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
staggered
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
star-shaped
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
stream
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
there
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
thrown
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From this reading In my alarm I had thrown up the rifle.
trickling
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
unusually
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From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
up
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From this reading In my alarm I had thrown up the rifle.
waist
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
water
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From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Along a little trickling stream of water they were waist high, bearing abundantly the star-shaped flowers, and small golden-brown fruits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Melvar of Astran Just before noon I staggered into a little dell that was covered with unusually profuse growths of the crimson plants.
woman
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
woven
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From this reading In her hand she held a woven basket, half full of the fruits.
young
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From this reading Suddenly there was a rustling in the thicket and the head and shoulders of a young woman rose abruptly out of the red brush.
