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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 The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
air
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
attend
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away
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
bench
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
biscuits
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
coffee
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
combed
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
Conniston
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From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
cook
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
day
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From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
door
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
dressed
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
enough
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From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
float
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
four
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
gates
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From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
Greek
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From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
hair
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
horses
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
liked
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From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
low
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
men
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
new
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From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
o'clock
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
odors
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
opened
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From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
out
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
pans
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
pots
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
rattling
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
sat
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
sending
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
set
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
stable
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
steaks
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
stove-lids
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
swiftly
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
table
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
then
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
together
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From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
tumbled
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At four o'clock the table was set, coffee and biscuits and steaks sending out their odors to float together upon the morning air.
wandered
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
washed
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From this reading One by one the men tumbled out, dressed swiftly, washed and combed their hair at the low bench by the door, and then sat about smoking or wandered away to the stable to attend to their horses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And it was a world which he liked little enough.
woke
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From this reading The cook, rattling his pots and pans and stove-lids, woke him long before it was four o'clock.
world
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From this reading The next day the gates of a new world opened for Greek Conniston.
