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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 A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
always
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
arrangements
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From this reading A rough corral and windmill completed the arrangements.
bare
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
battered
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
boards
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
buggy
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
chickens
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
completed
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From this reading A rough corral and windmill completed the arrangements.
Continually
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
corral
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From this reading A rough corral and windmill completed the arrangements.
cottonwoods
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
dwelt
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
everywhere
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
four-by-fours
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
friends
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
fully
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
ground
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
houses
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
Jim
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
likely
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
middle
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
more
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
new
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
numerous
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
perched
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
perhaps
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
poplars
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
protected
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
pulling
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
rough
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From this reading A rough corral and windmill completed the arrangements.
SEARCH
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
settlers
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
shacks
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
shed
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
small
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
sun
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
surrounded
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
thills
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
tiny
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
trifling
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
two-roomed
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
Uncle
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE Uncle Jim had friends everywhere.
unpainted
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
up
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
wheels
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From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
wherein
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From this reading Continually we were pulling up by one of the tiny two-roomed shacks wherein dwelt the small settlers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A trifling open shed protected a battered buggy on the thills and wheels of which perched numerous chickens.
windmill
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From this reading A rough corral and windmill completed the arrangements.
young
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From this reading The houses were always of new boards, unpainted, perched on four-by-fours, in the middle of bare ground, perhaps surrounded by young poplars or cottonwoods, but more likely fully exposed to the sun.
