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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 My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
all
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
bars
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
Bedouins
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
Bible
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
breadfruits
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
came
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From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
cape
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
cliffs
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
clothes
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
cocoa-palms
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
cold
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
dawn
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From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
dotted
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
down
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
east
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
fire
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From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
green
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
hid
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
house
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
houses
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
inside
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
just
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From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
lagoon
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From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
light
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From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
like
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
many-coloured
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
morrow
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From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
mosquito
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
new-awakened
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
others
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
people
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
pictures
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
ran
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
river
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
rose
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From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
saw
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
shadows
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
shining
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From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
shutters
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
silent
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
sitting
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
sleeping
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
solemn
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From this reading It was mortal still and solemn and chilly, and the light of the dawn on the lagoon was like the shining of a fire.
some
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
stalking
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
stretched
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
sun
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From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
sunrise
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
swift
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
there
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
up
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
verandah
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From this reading I came on the verandah just before the sun rose on the morrow.
village
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
west
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From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the west, a swift cold river ran down, and beyond was the green of the village, dotted with cocoa-palms and breadfruits and houses.
woods
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From this reading My house was the last on the east; there was a cape of woods and cliffs behind that hid the sunrise.
wrapped
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From this reading The shutters were some of them down and some open; I saw the mosquito bars still stretched, with shadows of people new-awakened sitting up inside; and all over the green others were stalking silent, wrapped in their many-coloured sleeping clothes like Bedouins in Bible pictures.
