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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 We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
arrived
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
big
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
boxed
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
bridge
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
built
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From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
clambered
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
climbed
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
cottonwood
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
crossed
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
door
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
down
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
ducked
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
Five
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
grew
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
house
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From this reading The ranch house was like that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
like
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From this reading The ranch house was like that.
lived
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
named
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
narrow
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
old
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
out
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From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
Parts
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From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
passageway
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
PEOPLE
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
PLACE
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
promptly
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
ranch
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From this reading The ranch house was like that.
Redmond
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
roof
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
screened-in
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
show
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
six
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
soldier
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
spread
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
stairs
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
steps
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
stilts
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From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
then
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
three
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
trees
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
turned
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
up
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
verandahs
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From this reading Five or six big cottonwood trees grew right up through the verandahs, and spread out over the roof of the house.
walked
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
warmed
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From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ranch house was like that.
ways
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Parts of it were built out on stilts.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE They warmed me through, and then another old soldier named Redmond took me up to show me where I lived.
wing
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From this reading We clambered up narrow boxed stairs that turned three ways; we walked down a narrow passage; turned to the right; walked down another narrow passage, climbed three steps to open a door; promptly climbed three steps down again; crossed a screened-in bridge to another wing; ducked through a passageway, and so arrived.
