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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 morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
adrift
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
age
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
always
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From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
bobbing
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
boys
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
buoy
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
creator
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
crop
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
cultivation
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From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
dark-green
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
disturbed
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
dodged
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
experiment
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
experiments
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From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
fashionable
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
frightened
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
ghost
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
interest
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
investments
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From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
judicious
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From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
like
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
lunch
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From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
lying
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From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
magnificent
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
master
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
matters
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From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
merely
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
money
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From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
more
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
other
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
parasol
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
philosopher
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
plantation
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
plants
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
promised
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
Renouard
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From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
scientific
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From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
sea
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
sister
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
some
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From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
soul
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
talked
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From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
tells
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
Then
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
there
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crop promised to be magnificent, and the fashionable philosopher of the age took other than a merely scientific interest in the experiment.
true
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
up
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
wandering
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
way
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From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His investments were judicious, but he had always some little money lying by, for experiments.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
white
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From this reading That morning wandering about his plantation, more like a frightened soul than its creator and master, he dodged the white parasol bobbing up here and there like a buoy adrift on a sea of dark-green plants.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After lunch, being left alone with Renouard, he talked a little of cultivation and such matters.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then suddenly: “By the way, is it true what my sister tells me, that your plantation boys have been disturbed by a ghost?”
