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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 THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
accusing
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
bridges
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
conscious
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From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
crisis
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
deal
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
developments
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From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
distinguished
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From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
District
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
easily
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From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
Eight-Mile
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
election
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
events
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From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
face
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
fields
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
FOURTHnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
glance
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
GLORIOUS
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
Grove
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
guilt
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From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
imperceptible
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From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
important
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From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
indoors
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
instance
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
Irwin
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From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
Jim
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From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
July
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
labored
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From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
lived
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
mere
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From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
often
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From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
outwardly
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From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
picnic
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
plowed
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
ran
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
school
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
sense
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From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
sort
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
sown
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
spirit
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From this reading Great events are often mere imperceptible developments of the spirit.
spiritual
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
Spring
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From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
tasks
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From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
uneventful
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From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
very
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From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he labored at the tasks of the Woodruff school he was conscious of a feeling not very easily distinguished from a sense of guilt.
water
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
weeks
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were very important weeks to Jim Irwin, though outwardly uneventful.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Spring, for instance, brought a sort of spiritual crisis to Jim; for he had to face the accusing glance of the fields as they were plowed and sown while he lived indoors.
Woodruff
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From this reading THE GLORIOUS FOURTH A good deal of water ran under the Woodruff District bridges in the weeks between the school election and the Fourth of July picnic at Eight-Mile Grove.
