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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 In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
absorbed
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From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
afforded
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
bosom
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
came
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
canvas
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
catch
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
chirping
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
clear
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From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
coming
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
cry
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
dark
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From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
face
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From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
far
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From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
finny
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
fire
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
glow
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From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
heavens
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From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
howl
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
Hubert
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
inside
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
just
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
like
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
loon
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
midnight
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From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
mocking
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
mosquitoes
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
near
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From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
northern
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From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
prey
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
proclaimed
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From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
promised
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
protection
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
pursuing
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
river
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
robin
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
rosy
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From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
sitting
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
smoke
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
Stane
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
sun
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From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
tent
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the northern heavens a rosy glow proclaimed the midnight sun.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
thoughts
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From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
visitor
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
waited
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near midnight, but far from dark.
watched
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From this reading And in his little canvas tent, sitting just inside, so as to catch the smoke of the fire that afforded protection from the mosquitoes, Hubert Stane still watched and waited for the coming of his promised visitor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was smoking, and from the look upon his face it was clear that he was absorbed in thoughts that were far from pleasant.
wide
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
willows
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
wolf
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From this reading Somewhere in the willows a robin was chirping, and from the wide bosom of the river, like the thin howl of a wolf, came the mocking cry of a loon still pursuing its finny prey.
