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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 PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
abundant
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
all
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
begged
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
branches
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
Coal
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From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
cook
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
cut
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
died
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
down
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
fire
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From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
forbidding
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
garage
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
Germans
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
get
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grew
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
hadn't
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
hearth
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From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
hills
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
hissed
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
hoped
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
HOUSE
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From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
PHILIPPE'S
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From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
proved
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From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wood hadn't proved so abundant on the hills as she had hoped.
solid
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
struggle
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From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
taken
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From this reading Either it was cut and had been taken by the Germans, or grew in solid and forbidding branches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
wet
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From this reading She had begged a little wood from the cook in the garage, but it was wet and hissed, and all her fire died down.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
wood
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From this reading PHILIPPE'S HOUSE What a struggle to get wood for that fire?
wouldn't
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From this reading Coal wouldn't burn in the open hearth.