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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 stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
all
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From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
Archery
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From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
arrows
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
assembled
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From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
autumn
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
bench
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
big
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
board
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
bows
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
colors
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
Contest
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From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
contrasted
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
day
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From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
dresses
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
feathered
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
flashed
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
forth
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
girls
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From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
ground
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
heap
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
Hilltop
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From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
immaculate
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
lawn
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From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
lay
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
lessons
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From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
letters
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
loosened
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
near
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
noon
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From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
o'clock
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From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
prettily
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
score
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
shade
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
south
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From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
stack
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
stopped
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From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
strings
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
target
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From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day of the Archery Contest, lessons stopped at noon at Hilltop.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A stack of bows, their strings loosened, stood against the bench near the target and a heap of feathered arrows lay on the ground.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
tree
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From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
two
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From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the shade of a big tree, the score board flashed forth in white letters, “Archery Day.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By two o’clock all the girls were assembled on the south lawn.
white
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
wore
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From this reading They all wore immaculate white dresses, that contrasted prettily with the autumn colors.
