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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 Cable Snaps.
abiding-place
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
all
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
any
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
blown
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
breakfast
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From this reading Pochette himself looked worried when we trooped in to breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
Cable
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From this reading A Cable Snaps.
chunks
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
dirt
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
down
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
dreaming
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
flat
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
grass
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pochette himself looked worried when we trooped in to breakfast.
howled
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
land
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
lashed
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
lay
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
lazy
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
most
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
new
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
ocean
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
out
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
Pochette
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From this reading Pochette himself looked worried when we trooped in to breakfast.
Pochette's
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
prairies
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
primitive
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
rattled
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
real
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
really
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
respectable
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
river
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
roof
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From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
seen
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
shone
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
smiling
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
Snaps
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From this reading A Cable Snaps.
stead
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
sun
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
trooped
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From this reading Pochette himself looked worried when we trooped in to breakfast.
true
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The new grass lay flat upon the prairies, and chunks of dirt rattled down from the roof of Pochette's primitive abiding-place.
water
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
waves
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Pochette himself looked worried when we trooped in to breakfast.
west
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From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pochette himself looked worried when we trooped in to breakfast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
worried
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From this reading Pochette himself looked worried when we trooped in to breakfast.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Our lazy land smiling and dreaming to itself had disappeared; in its stead, the wind howled down the river from the west and lashed the water into what would have looked respectable waves to one who had not been on the ocean and seen the real thing.
wouldn't
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From this reading It is true the sun shone, but I really wouldn't have been at all surprised if the wind had blown it out, 'most any time.
