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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 HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
air
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
ARNOLD
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
blue
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
box
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
breeze
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
buttons
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
canvas
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From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
circumstances
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
clouds
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
coat
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
coming
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
compromise
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
continually
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
double
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
eating
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
effaced
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
far
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
fitful
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
flannel
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
getting
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
gleams
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
ground
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From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
HARRY
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
increase
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
jacket
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
lay
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From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
leaned
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From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
like
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
monopolize
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
moon
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
moonlight
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
night
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
occasionally
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
out
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
pack
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From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
pasteboard
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
perhaps
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
put
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
raisins
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
rapidly
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
rifle
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From this reading On the ground lay his canvas pack, and against it leaned his rifle.
rights
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
roadside
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
rock
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
row
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
sat
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
SCOUT
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
shirt
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
shone
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
sky
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
small
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From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
suffragette
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
sweater
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARRY ARNOLD, SCOUT Harry Arnold sat on a rock by the roadside, eating raisins out of a small pasteboard box.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
well
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
wore
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From this reading The air was brisk, for the night was well along, but he wore no jacket, and the double row of pearl buttons on his blue flannel shirt shone occasionally in the fitful gleams of moonlight.
working
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From this reading The moon was working like a suffragette for its rights, but was continually being effaced by the clouds which were rapidly coming to monopolize the sky.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
yield
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From this reading If the breeze continued to increase Harry would, perhaps, compromise with it by getting out a thin sweater, but under no circumstances would he so far yield as to put on a coat.
