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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 There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
aching
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From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
Alexander
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
April
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
back
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From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
blew
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
bright
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
came
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
cold
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From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
companioned
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
country
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
cup
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From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
day
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
deep
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From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
down
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
drinking
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From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
early
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
exultant
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From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
feet
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
felt
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
heady
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From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
hills
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
mingled
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From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
moorland
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
new
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From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
out
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
own
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
pass
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
pathway
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
person
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From this reading He did not know himself; he was a new person, for he was drinking deep of a heady cup.
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
rushes
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
sat
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
school
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
shivers
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From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
stranger
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
streets
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
sun
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
tarn
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
There
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
Thus
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
town
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
very
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
walked
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From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
warm
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From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
warmth
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From this reading Pleasant shivers of cold mingled with the warmth on his back, and in his throat there was an exultant aching.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
wild
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From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was very bright and warm, and he sat down by a tarn where the wind blew the rushes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There came an early April day when Alexander walked from school and felt that, though he was alone, a stranger went with him.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Thus companioned, he passed through the streets of the little town, out on to the wild moorland country, and so to a pass between the hills and a pathway worn by his own feet.
