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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accompanied
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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agreed
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appointed
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armed
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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bacon
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bill
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busy
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check
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Chinese
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clearing
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coffee
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cook
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courage
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cover
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cowboys
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crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Cummins
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drift
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eggs
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enthusiasm
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extended
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field
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finally
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flying
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food
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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gasoline
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gave
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ground
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gruelling
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the flying reporter returned to the meadow he found that the cowboys had appointed themselves a ground crew and had turned the mail plane around.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heavy
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From this reading Several of them, armed with shovels, were busy clearing a path through a heavy drift that extended across the middle of the field.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hot
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house
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kindness
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mail
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meadow
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middle
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Mr
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new
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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path
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From this reading Several of them, armed with shovels, were busy clearing a path through a heavy drift that extended across the middle of the field.
plane
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promised
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rancher
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reporter
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resume
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returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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search
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send
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served
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Several
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shovels
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thanked
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the flying reporter returned to the meadow he found that the cowboys had appointed themselves a ground crew and had turned the mail plane around.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tim finally agreed and accompanied the rancher to the house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several of them, armed with shovels, were busy clearing a path through a heavy drift that extended across the middle of the field.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When the flying reporter returned to the meadow he found that the cowboys had appointed themselves a ground crew and had turned the mail plane around.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Several of them, armed with shovels, were busy clearing a path through a heavy drift that extended across the middle of the field.
Tim
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From this reading Tim finally agreed and accompanied the rancher to the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim finally agreed and accompanied the rancher to the house.
turned
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From this reading When the flying reporter returned to the meadow he found that the cowboys had appointed themselves a ground crew and had turned the mail plane around.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several of them, armed with shovels, were busy clearing a path through a heavy drift that extended across the middle of the field.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the flying reporter returned to the meadow he found that the cowboys had appointed themselves a ground crew and had turned the mail plane around.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several of them, armed with shovels, were busy clearing a path through a heavy drift that extended across the middle of the field.
