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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 Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
all
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
almost
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From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
assembled
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From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
awakening
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
awoke
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
came
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
chuckling
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
command
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
days
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
dripped
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
earth
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
East
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From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
edges
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
end
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
evening
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From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
exceedingly
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
find
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
floor
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From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
flowed
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
Frost
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
full
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
game
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
Hall
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From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
hockey
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
King
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
listened
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
longer
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
moist
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
murmur
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
needed
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
paths
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
realizing
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
rills
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
roofs
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
room
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From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
schedule
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
services
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
sides
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
spring
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
squishy
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
sun
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
supper
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From this reading That evening, after supper, the Triumvirate assembled in a first floor room of East Hall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
There
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From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
three
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
TRIUMVIRATE
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
unusual
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From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
warm
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing unusual in this, however, since the Triumvirate did the same thing almost every evening.
water
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From this reading Little rills flowed along the edges of the paths, water dripped from the roofs, and from all sides, if one listened, came the chuckling murmur of awakening spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
Wolcott
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From this reading THE TRIUMVIRATE As though realizing that, with the end of the hockey schedule, his services were no longer needed, King Frost retired three days after the Wolcott game.
Wyndham
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From this reading Wyndham awoke to find a warm sun in full command and the earth exceedingly moist and squishy.
