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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 There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
Alexa's
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
allow
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGE AND THE LAIRD.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
atmosphere
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
bannered
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
bed
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From this reading George sat up in bed and listened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
building
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
burst
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
business
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
came
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
chickens
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
condition
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
convalescent
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
devoured
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
electric
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
exhausted
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
fall
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
flashing
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
flourishing
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
folds
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE AND THE LAIRD.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
heavy
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
house
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
LAIRD
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From this reading GEORGE AND THE LAIRD.
lap
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
lightning
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
listened
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From this reading George sat up in bed and listened.
made
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
mingled
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
money
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
most
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
nearly
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
night
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
return
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From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
sat
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From this reading George sat up in bed and listened.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
simultaneous
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
sleep
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
some
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
sound
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
spear
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
sultry
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEORGE AND THE LAIRD.
then
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
There
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
unrefreshing
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From this reading One night the electric condition of the atmosphere made it heavy, sultry and unrefreshing, and George could not sleep.
up
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From this reading George sat up in bed and listened.
vividest
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From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There came a terrible burst of thunder; then a bannered spear of vividest lightning seemed to lap the house in its flashing folds, and the simultaneous thunder was mingled with the sound, as it seemed, of the fall of some part of the building.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Alexa's money was nearly exhausted, and most of her chickens had been devoured by the flourishing convalescent, but not yet would the doctor allow him to return to business.
