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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 I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
Alan's
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This blew off the rain and brought out the sun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
battle
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
becalmed
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
blew
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From this reading This blew off the rain and brought out the sun.
boat
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
breeze
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This blew off the rain and brought out the sun.
Canna
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
chain
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
cleaning
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
dawn
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
day
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
down
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
east
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
Eriska
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
explain
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From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
fell
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
fog
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
FOX
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
HEARnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
Island
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
Isle
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
lay
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From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
map
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From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
Minch
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
north
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
off
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From this reading This blew off the rain and brought out the sun.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
out
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
rain
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From this reading This blew off the rain and brought out the sun.
ran
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From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
reader
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From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
RED
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
round-house
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
sprang
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
sun
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From this reading This blew off the rain and brought out the sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At dawn after the battle, we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This blew off the rain and brought out the sun.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
up
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From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX” Before we had done cleaning out the round-house, a breeze sprang up from a little to the east of north.
well
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From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan’s boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And here I must explain; and the reader would do well to look at a map.
