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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 Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
aware
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From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
blankets
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From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
blown
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
brother
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From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
came
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
camp
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From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
catch
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From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
Confusion
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From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
coverings
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From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
day
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
deluge
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
elements
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
FIELDS
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From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
GOLD
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From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
grabbed
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From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
hard
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
helped
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From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
intimation
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
Jed
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From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
lean-to
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
like
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From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
outburst
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
rain
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
reigned
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From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
rubber
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From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
several
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From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
sleeping
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
soundly
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From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
storm
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From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
suddenness
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From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE GOLD FIELDS Confusion reigned in the camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
unwrap
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From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
up
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From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Every one had been sleeping soundly, after a hard day, and the first intimation of the outburst of the elements was when the deluge of rain came, and the lean-to was blown over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The storm had come up with such suddenness that no one had been aware of it.
wrapped
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From this reading "Somebody catch me!" cried Jed, who, wrapped up as he was, in several rubber blankets, was being blown along like a ship under sail.
