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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 Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
accounted
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From this reading My blanket had disappeared, which accounted for my dreams of icebergs.
all
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
asleep
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
awakened
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
blanket
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From this reading My blanket had disappeared, which accounted for my dreams of icebergs.
bunks
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
chance
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
cold
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My blanket had disappeared, which accounted for my dreams of icebergs.
DOLLARS
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
door
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
dreams
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From this reading My blanket had disappeared, which accounted for my dreams of icebergs.
dropped
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From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
falling
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
find
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
Hours
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
icebergs
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From this reading My blanket had disappeared, which accounted for my dreams of icebergs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
later
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
laughing
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
lost
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
MAKEnounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
month
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From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
moonlight
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My blanket had disappeared, which accounted for my dreams of icebergs.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
occupied
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
off
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From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
pouring
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
prevented
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
room
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
row
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
see
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
shivering
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From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
shortly
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From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
sights
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
singing
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
situation
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
talked
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
talking
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
tent
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
then
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
thoroughly
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
tremendous
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From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
turned
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
TWENTY-FIVE
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From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
way
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From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I MAKE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS We talked the situation over thoroughly, and then turned in, having lost our chance to see the sights.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My blanket had disappeared, which accounted for my dreams of icebergs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Beneath us and in the tent next door went on a tremendous row of talking, laughing, and singing that for a little while prevented me from falling asleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hours later I awakened, shivering with cold to find the moonlight pouring into the room, and the bunks all occupied.
wonders
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From this reading But the last month had done wonders for me in that way; and shortly I dropped off.
