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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 A MEMORABLE EVENT.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
become
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From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
breakfast
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
copious
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
country
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
dangerous
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
dawned
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From this reading The morning of the sixth of October dawned.
devastation
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
dryness
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
Dubois
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
EVENT
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From this reading A MEMORABLE EVENT.
expressed
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
extreme
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
fallen
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
far
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
fears
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
fires
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
forest
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
gave
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
heat
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From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
home
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
increased
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From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
intolerable
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From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
MEMORABLE
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From this reading A MEMORABLE EVENT.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning of the sixth of October dawned.
Mr
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
Norton
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
October
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From this reading The morning of the sixth of October dawned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning of the sixth of October dawned.
off
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
owing
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
parts
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
prevalence
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
rain
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
seen
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
shrubs
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning of the sixth of October dawned.
some
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning of the sixth of October dawned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
trees
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
two
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
undertake
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
united
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From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
various
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From this reading At breakfast, Mr. Dubois and Mr. Norton gave accounts of fires they had seen in various parts of the country, some of them not far off, and owing to the prevalence of the forest and the extreme dryness of the trees and shrubs, expressed fears of great devastation.
weather
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From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
wellnigh
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From this reading The heat of the weather had increased and become wellnigh intolerable.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They united in thinking it would be dangerous for the two gentlemen to undertake their journey home, until a copious rain should have fallen.
