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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 Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
all
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From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
almost
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From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
back
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
Billy
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
built
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From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
came
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
campfire
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From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
Carmel
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
cooked
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From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
divers
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
dwelling
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From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
end
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
fireplace
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From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
furniture
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
gone
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
Hafler
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From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
House
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From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
huge
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From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
kitchen
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From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
made
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
Marble
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From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
massive
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
own
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From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
poet
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From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
queer
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From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
redwood
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
roof
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
room
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From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
Saxon
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
shakes
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
south
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
There
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From this reading There were divers shelves of books, and the massive furniture he had made from redwood, as he had made the shakes for the roof.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
trip
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
used
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From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
ways
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From this reading Hafler cooked, as over a campfire, in the huge marble fireplace, which he used in all ways as a kitchen.
weeks
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From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Saxon and Billy were gone weeks on the trip south, but in the end they came back to Carmel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
white
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From this reading This queer dwelling was all in one room, built almost entirely of white marble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had stopped with Hafler, the poet in the Marble House, which he had built with his own hands.
