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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 It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
addressed
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
away
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Brown
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
BUFFALO
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From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
BULLS
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From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
burying
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
Cavité
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
chanced
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Dan
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
days
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
don't
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
easy
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
flight
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
front
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Gaston
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
Gory
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
growing
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From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
house
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
inaction
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From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Manila
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Matt
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
miles
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
monotonous
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From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
move
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
north
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
past
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
rebels
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
rested
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
road
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
run
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
said
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
side
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
silent
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From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
some
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
Spaniards
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
spoke
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From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
taken
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This silent inaction is growing monotonous.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
TREED
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From this reading TREED BY BUFFALO BULLS.
try
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
two
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
undecided
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From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
want
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
we'll
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From this reading “If we try to move past Manila and toward Cavité, we’ll run into both rebels and Spaniards, and I don’t want to do that,” I said.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After burying Gaston Brown our flight had taken us to the north, and we had rested at the house for two days, undecided what to do next.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Dan who spoke, and he addressed me, while both of us and Matt Gory took it easy in front of a deserted house we had chanced upon on a side road some miles away from Manila.
