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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 One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
absorbing
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From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
anxiety
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From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
awning
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From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
bending
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
boys
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
cantonment
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
conning
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From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
contents
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cool
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
Cranston
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Cranstons
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
day
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days
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discussing
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door-way
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
eagerly
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face
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From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
felt
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fidgeted
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
flies
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From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
gathered
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
glancing
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From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
interior
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
just
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From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
knot
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
later
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like
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
Loomis
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
lots
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Miss
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
news
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From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
officers
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
papers
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From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
quarters
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
quickly
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reached
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seen
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From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
shade
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From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
soft
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
some
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speaker
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spring
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
studying
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From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
sunburned
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tent
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From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neither felt like studying this day of days, for absorbing news, and lots of it, had come.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the open door-way in the cool interior Miss Loomis could be seen bending over the boys as they fidgeted at their books.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
two
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
weeks
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From this reading One soft spring morning, some two weeks later, a little knot of officers had gathered about the Cranstons' quarters at the cantonment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under an awning of tent flies they were conning the papers that had just reached them and eagerly discussing their contents.
winsome
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From this reading Mrs. Cranston, a shade of anxiety on her winsome, sunburned face, was glancing quickly from one speaker to another.
