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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 SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
abreast
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
away
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
boys
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
bridge
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
came
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From this reading As the scouts came in sight of the child a strange thing happened.
child
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From this reading As the scouts came in sight of the child a strange thing happened.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
crossed
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
day's
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
died
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
down
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
drone
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
droned
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eight
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
ended
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
girl
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
handrail
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
happened
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hatches
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
hung
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the scouts came in sight of the child a strange thing happened.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
lazily
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
little
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
longer
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
mill-wheel
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
old
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
outskirts
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
pool
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
pouring
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
quaint
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
race
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
rail
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
raised
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
RESCUE
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
road
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running
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
scout's
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
SCOUTS
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seven
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
sight
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single
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
small
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
still
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
strange
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stride
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Suddenly
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
swift
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
swiftly
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
swung
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
task
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
thing
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time
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
turned
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
village
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From this reading SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE On the outskirts of the village a mill-wheel droned lazily as the boys swung at scout's stride down the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
watching
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
water
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From this reading The hatches were raised, and the water, no longer turned to its task, was pouring at a swift race into a pool below.
water-mill
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
wheel
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
wooden
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
work
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From this reading Suddenly the drone died away, and by the time the comrades were abreast of the quaint old wooden water-mill the wheel was still, and its day's work was ended.
years
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From this reading The race was crossed by a small wooden bridge with a single handrail, and over the rail hung a little girl, about seven or eight years old, watching the swiftly running water.
