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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 So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
adobe
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
ALISON
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From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
assistance
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From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
assured
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From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
AWAKES
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From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
away
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From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
bed
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
blessings
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
Brigida
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
came
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
Carlos
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From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
chairs
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
chickens
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
corner
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
discovered
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From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
friends
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From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
game-cock
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
get
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From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
girl
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
given
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
go
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From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
hour
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From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
house
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
huge
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
later
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From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
leg
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
Mexican
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From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
most
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
occupied
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
once
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From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
out
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
received
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
relatives
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From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
roosted
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
seen
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
settlement
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From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
space
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
stuffy
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
tearful
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
thanks
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
there
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From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
tied
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
up
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From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
warning
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From this reading Alison had seen Brigida, had given her warning and had received tearful thanks and repeated blessings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALISON AWAKES An hour later the little Mexican settlement was left behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So the girl came out of the stuffy adobe house where chickens roosted on the chairs, a game-cock, tied by the leg, occupied one corner, and where a huge bed took up most of the space.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And Brigida had assured her that there were friends and relatives who would go to the assistance of Carlos.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must get him away from there at once,” Alison had told her, “or he may be discovered.”
