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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 Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
actual
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From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
announced
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
blue-cotton
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
chequered
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
coming
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
cooking-places
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
door
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
fabric
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
Finn
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
given
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From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
hand-loom
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
house
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
HuckleberrynounUS /ˈhʌk.əlˌber.i/
A small edible dark blue or black berry, or the famous literary character Huck Finn.
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
huge
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
ice-well
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
Inside
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
KITTILA
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
manufacture
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
men
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
other
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
palace
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From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
piece
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
RAPIDS
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
room
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
side
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
sleeping
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
spinning-wheels
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From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
stove
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
straddled
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From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
strewn
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
taken
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
there
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From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
toll
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
TOWN
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
used
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From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
women
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From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
