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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 That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
air
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
all
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
angry
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
back
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
bed
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
black-patch
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
brown
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
Buksh
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
bullock-trunk
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
came
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
carriage
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From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
chief
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
curled
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
drink
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
eye
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
finding
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
floor
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
front
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From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
Garm
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
got
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
grinning
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
holiday
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
hot
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
hurried
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
Kadir
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
knew
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From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
living
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
minute
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
month's
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
night
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
office-work
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From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
out
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
pack
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
plains
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
platform
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
railway
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
rolling
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
routine
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From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
sat
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From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
saw
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
seat
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From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
singing
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From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
songs
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From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
station
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From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
tail
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
three
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
thumping
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
times
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
travelling
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From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
tumult
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
twenty
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
up
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
very
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From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
Vixen
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
water
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
well
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From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
