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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 MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
able
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
bank
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
bluff
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
boats
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
BULLOCK'S
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
Carolina
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
cluster
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
condition
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
cross
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From this reading Jack’s first plan was to cross the river to this place.
easily
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
enough
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
find
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
first
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From this reading Jack’s first plan was to cross the river to this place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
frame
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
high
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
houses
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
Jack
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
Jack's
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From this reading Jack’s first plan was to cross the river to this place.
LANDING
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
little
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
living
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
MEETING
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
North
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
now
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
other
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
people
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
place
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From this reading Jack’s first plan was to cross the river to this place.
plan
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From this reading Jack’s first plan was to cross the river to this place.
poor
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
river
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
road
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
Roost
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
see
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
settlement
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
side
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
some
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
sort
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From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
spoken
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
stopped
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
straggling
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
then
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
there
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From this reading But there were people living there, for now and then boats stopped at the little straggling landing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jack’s first plan was to cross the river to this place.
thought
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack’s first plan was to cross the river to this place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
wide
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From this reading A MEETING BULLOCK’S LANDING, the settlement of which Jack had spoken, was a little cluster of poor frame houses on the other side of the wide river from the Roost.
woods
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From this reading From there he thought he might be able to find some road through the woods to North Carolina.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could see it easily enough from the high bluff bank, but not what sort or condition of houses they were.
