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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 swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
again
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From this reading Slowly the boys again crossed the familiar field.
almost
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cry of the night birds was unusually weird and penetrating.
arm
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
assumed
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
birds
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From this reading The cry of the night birds was unusually weird and penetrating.
boys
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From this reading Slowly the boys again crossed the familiar field.
branch
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
came
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From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
crossed
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From this reading Slowly the boys again crossed the familiar field.
cry
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dim
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
distraction
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
extended
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
familiar
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From this reading Slowly the boys again crossed the familiar field.
field
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From this reading Slowly the boys again crossed the familiar field.
forms
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
grotesque
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
light
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
like
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
low
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
man
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
night
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From this reading The cry of the night birds was unusually weird and penetrating.
objects
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
penetrating
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From this reading The cry of the night birds was unusually weird and penetrating.
seemed
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly the boys again crossed the familiar field.
sound
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From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
startled
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From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
swaying
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly the boys again crossed the familiar field.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
tree
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
unusually
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From this reading The cry of the night birds was unusually weird and penetrating.
various
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From this reading In their distraction the various objects assumed grotesque forms in the dim light.
waiting
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From this reading The swaying branch of a low tree seemed almost like the extended arm of a waiting man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cry of the night birds was unusually weird and penetrating.
waters
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From this reading Every sound that came from the waters startled them.
weird
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From this reading The cry of the night birds was unusually weird and penetrating.
