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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 Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
Accidents
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
always
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
assistance
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
available
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
BARRINGTON
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
birch
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
blinked
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
close
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
Colonel
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
Dane
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
doorway
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
field
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
Grange
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
ground
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Unhook the tailboard," he said sharply.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
hired
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
hospital
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
infrequent
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
late
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
lights
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
MAUD
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
men
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
MERCILESS
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
operation
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
overtook
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
pick
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From this reading "Two of you pick up the shutter.
prairie
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
ready
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
said
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From this reading "Unhook the tailboard," he said sharply.
seen
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Unhook the tailboard," he said sharply.
shutter
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
Silverdale
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
surgical
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From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
tailboard
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From this reading "Unhook the tailboard," he said sharply.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
then
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
there
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
trees
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
two
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
Unhook
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From this reading "Unhook the tailboard," he said sharply.
up
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From this reading "Two of you pick up the shutter.
wagon
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From this reading MAUD BARRINGTON IS MERCILESS Dane overtook the wagon close by the birch bluff at Silverdale Grange.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Accidents are not infrequent on the prairie, where surgical assistance is not always available, and there was a shutter ready on the ground beside him, for the Colonel had seen the field hospital in operation.
windows
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From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was late then, but there were lights in the windows that blinked beyond the trees, and, when the wagon stopped, Barrington stood in the doorway with one or two of his hired men.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Two of you pick up the shutter.
