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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 PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everything about it was of the past; for somehow the modern signs of American invasion seemed temporary and to be blown away.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The two-story wooden houses with corridor and veranda across the face of the second story, painted in bright colours, leaned crazily out across the streets toward each other.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
all
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From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
alleys
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American
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
arrived
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away
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From this reading Everything about it was of the past; for somehow the modern signs of American invasion seemed temporary and to be blown away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything about it was of the past; for somehow the modern signs of American invasion seemed temporary and to be blown away.
bells
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Narrow and mysterious alleys led up between them.
blown
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Boy's
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bright
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broad
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cathedral
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city
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clanged
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coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two-story wooden houses with corridor and veranda across the face of the second story, painted in bright colours, leaned crazily out across the streets toward each other.
corridor
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From this reading The two-story wooden houses with corridor and veranda across the face of the second story, painted in bright colours, leaned crazily out across the streets toward each other.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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crazily
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cutlass
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directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two-story wooden houses with corridor and veranda across the face of the second story, painted in bright colours, leaned crazily out across the streets toward each other.
early
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effort
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EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything about it was of the past; for somehow the modern signs of American invasion seemed temporary and to be blown away.
eyes
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face
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fierce
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
hand
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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houses
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imagination
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
invasion
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Kidd
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leaned
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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led
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From this reading Narrow and mysterious alleys led up between them.
modern
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Morgan
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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Narrow and mysterious alleys led up between them.
Narrow
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From this reading Narrow and mysterious alleys led up between them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
old
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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Own
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pages
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painted
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PANAMA
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past
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Pirate
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pistols
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rushing
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ruthless
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sashed
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screamed
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second
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see
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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signs
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some
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somehow
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story
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streets
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swashbuckler
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taken
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teeth
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temporary
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Narrow and mysterious alleys led up between them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything about it was of the past; for somehow the modern signs of American invasion seemed temporary and to be blown away.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The two-story wooden houses with corridor and veranda across the face of the second story, painted in bright colours, leaned crazily out across the streets toward each other.
two-story
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up
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veranda
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walls
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PANAMA We arrived early in the afternoon, and we were all eyes; for here was a city taken directly from the pages of the Boy's Own Pirate.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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wildly
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two-story wooden houses with corridor and veranda across the face of the second story, painted in bright colours, leaned crazily out across the streets toward each other.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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women
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wooden
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