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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 Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
all
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From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
arose
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
bats
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
beasts
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
brings
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From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
cabin
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
came
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
cantering
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
chittering
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
Christine
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From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
creaked
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
curiosity
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From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
dilapidation
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
door
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
draped
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “It is a dreadful place,” she said.
dreary
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From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
experiences
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From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
falling
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
forest
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
gust
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
haunt
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
Hayward
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From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
hinges
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
HOMES
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
hut
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
interesting
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a dreadful place,” she said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
mosses
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
NEW
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
night
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
paused
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
place
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From this reading “It is a dreadful place,” she said.
riders
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
roof
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
sagging
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
said
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From this reading “It is a dreadful place,” she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is a dreadful place,” she said.
shiver
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From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
spot
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
Stephen
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From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
stolen
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
swaying
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
trees
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From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
turned
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From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
up
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From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
waiting
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From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
wild
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stephen Hayward looked at it with curiosity; Christine turned from it with a shiver.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
woods
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From this reading NEW HOMES The deserted cabin in the woods was falling into dilapidation; the door, sagging on its hinges, creaked at every gust; wild beasts had stolen within to make it their haunt; and from under the broken roof chittering bats arose as night came on.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was an interesting spot to a little party of riders who cantering through the woods under the swaying mosses which draped the forest trees, paused before the hut one afternoon.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It brings up to me all that dreary time; all your terrible experiences; all the long waiting.
