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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 pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
adobe
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
air
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From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
bricks
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
built
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
call
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From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
corn
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
covered
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
crowds
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
cut
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
dances
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
dry
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
etc
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
few
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From this reading In the pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
find
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From this reading In the pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
fond
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From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
formerly
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From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
gather
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
glass
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From this reading In the pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
house-tops
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From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
houses
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
mud
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
openings
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From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
peepholes
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From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
people
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From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
pony
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
pottery
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
pueblo
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
pueblos
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From this reading In the pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
races
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
sashes
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From this reading In the pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
shape
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
shell
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
sitting
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From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
small
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From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
spin
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
squashes
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
stone
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
sun-dried
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
There
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
to-day
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From this reading In the pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
true
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From this reading In the pueblos of to-day we find true sashes with glass in a few of the houses.
vessels
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From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
walls
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From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There they spin, shell corn, cut and dry squashes, shape pottery vessels, etc. There they gather in crowds when there are dances in the pueblo, and when there are foot races or pony races.
windows
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From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls of these houses are built of stone covered over with adobe mud, or of sun-dried adobe bricks.
work
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From this reading The people are fond of sitting on the house-tops as they work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They did not formerly have what we would call windows, but there were small openings in the walls for air, or for peepholes.
