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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 That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
able
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
afforded
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
aisles
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
anatomy
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
days
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From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
drove
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
dusk
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
Egypt
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From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
excuse
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
get
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
hateful
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
hurry
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From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
kinks
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
led
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
leisurely
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
Mr
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From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
night
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
opportunity
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
out
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
out-of-the-way
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
pitching
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
places
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
plan
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
restraint
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
roads
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
serve
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
several
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From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
SHADE
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From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
shelter
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
small
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
STALLED
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From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
stops
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
stroll
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
tent
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From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
thankfully
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That plan afforded him opportunity and excuse for pitching a tent to serve as shelter during the night stops.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
towns
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From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
trip
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From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
used
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From this reading He used several days for his trip to Egypt.
van
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
Vaniman
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
Wagg
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From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He drove leisurely along roads which led through small towns and out-of-the-way places.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE SHADE WHO STALLED Mr. Wagg did not hurry.
woodland
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From this reading And after the tent was pitched and the dusk descended, Vaniman was able to come thankfully from the hateful restraint of the van and stroll along the woodland aisles and get the kinks out of his anatomy.
