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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 A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
afoot
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
all
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That may be.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
desert
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
dust
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From this reading Gray, grim work, toiling over the dust and sand.
empire
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From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
faced
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
fanatics
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From this reading Half fanatics?
flag
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From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
flew
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From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
FRIENDSHIP
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
gingerly
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
Gray
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From this reading Gray, grim work, toiling over the dust and sand.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
grim
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From this reading Gray, grim work, toiling over the dust and sand.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half fanatics?
head
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From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
kine
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
low-headed
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
many
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
MATTER
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That may be.
men
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
more
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
new
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
now
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
Once
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Gray, grim work, toiling over the dust and sand.
permanently
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
rawhide
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
sand
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From this reading Gray, grim work, toiling over the dust and sand.
shoes
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
stepping
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
taking
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From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That may be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
toiling
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From this reading Gray, grim work, toiling over the dust and sand.
train
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
two
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
wagon
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From this reading But at the head wagon, taking over an empire foot by foot, flew the great flag.
women
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From this reading A MATTER OF FRIENDSHIP Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert, all the men and many women now afoot, the kine low-headed, stepping gingerly in their new rawhide shoes.
work
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From this reading Gray, grim work, toiling over the dust and sand.