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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 HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
accustomed
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
Armstrong
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From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
astray
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
bridge
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From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
Caspar's
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From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
country
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From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
crossed
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From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
depend
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
DESERTEDverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
DICK
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From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
directions
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
exercise
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
expected
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
FARMHOUSE
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From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
FINDS
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From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
following
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From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
gait
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
general
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
going
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
HOW
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From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
keep
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
meet
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
near
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From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
out
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From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
people
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
plenty
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
proceed
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From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
road
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From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
roadhouse
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From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
RUNS
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From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
set
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
simply
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From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
situated
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From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
small
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From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
spirits
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
swinging
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick Armstrong crossed the bridge and struck out across the country, following the country road.
THERE
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From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had general directions how to proceed, but expected to depend on people he might meet along the road to keep him from going astray.
walked
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caspar’s was simply a small roadhouse, situated near a bridge.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HOW DICK RUNS ACROSS A DESERTED FARMHOUSE, AND WHAT HE FINDS THERE.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
young
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From this reading The morning was young when he set out, and as he was in good spirits and accustomed to plenty of exercise, he walked along at a swinging gait.
