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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 which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
awake
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From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
beach
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
begun
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
build
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From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
collected
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From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
Digged
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
distance
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
driftwood
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From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
dunes
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
embers
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From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
exhausted
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From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
face
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
few
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From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
fire
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From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
gather
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From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
gone
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
Grave
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
gray
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From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
greatest
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
islet
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From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
lay
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
low
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
moon
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
more
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From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
off
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From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
Only
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From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
others
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From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
out
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
pale
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
quantity
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
raised
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
ridge
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
sand
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
shell
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From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
some
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From this reading The driftwood lay in greatest quantity some distance up the beach, against a low ridge of sand dunes.
stars
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From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
tapered
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From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Beyond these the islet tapered off to a long gray point of sand and shell.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
up
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From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Only a few glowing embers remained of the fire, and the driftwood that we had collected was exhausted.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which a Grave is Digged When the stars had gone out and the moon begun to pale, I raised my face from my hands.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought that I would gather more, and build up the fire against the time when the others should awake.
