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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 AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
AFTERMATH
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
broad
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From this reading A woman sat on the broad veranda.
built
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
canyon
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
down
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
five-year-old
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From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
flitting
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From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
girl
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From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
head
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
house
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
joined
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From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
like
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From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
listening
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
little
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From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
looked
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
mountain
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
mountainside
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A woman sat on the broad veranda.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
overlooking
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
path
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From this reading Then she walked down the path, and stood watching.
picturesque
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
road
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
sat
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From this reading A woman sat on the broad veranda.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
some
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
sprite
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From this reading A little five-year-old girl joined her, flitting about like a sprite.
stone
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Then she walked down the path, and stood watching.
substantial
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From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
Then
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From this reading Then she walked down the path, and stood watching.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
turned
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From this reading Occasionally, she turned her head, and looked down the mountain road, listening as though expecting some one.
veranda
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From this reading A woman sat on the broad veranda.
walked
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From this reading Then she walked down the path, and stood watching.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTERMATH It was a substantial stone house, built against the mountainside, overlooking a picturesque canyon.
watching
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From this reading Then she walked down the path, and stood watching.
woman
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From this reading A woman sat on the broad veranda.
