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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 He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
beard
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From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
break
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
call
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
colour
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
days
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From this reading For several days he had said that.
dressing-bag
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
drops
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
dry
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
enough
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
fern
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
fishing
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
flowers
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several days he had said that.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
grass
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
ground
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
growth
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From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several days he had said that.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
half-past
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
hardly
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
hazel
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several days he had said that.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
hung
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
hut
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From this reading Once more he had slept within a stone's-throw of the hut.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
light
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
Llyn
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
mirror
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
more
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From this reading Once more he had slept within a stone's-throw of the hut.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
night
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
off
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From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
Once
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From this reading Once more he had slept within a stone's-throw of the hut.
only
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
reflected
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
said
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From this reading For several days he had said that.
seven
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From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
several
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From this reading For several days he had said that.
shaved
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From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
showers
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
slept
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From this reading Once more he had slept within a stone's-throw of the hut.
spiders
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
stone's-throw
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From this reading Once more he had slept within a stone's-throw of the hut.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For several days he had said that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
There
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
tinder
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
tiny
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
twinkled
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
weather
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
webs
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From this reading There had been light showers during the night, but hardly enough to call a break of the weather; the drops twinkled on fern and grass and spiders'-webs and tiny flowers, but the ground was still as dry as tinder.
week's
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From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He said it again on the morning when he shaved off half a week's growth of beard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he shaved, with the little mirror of his dressing-bag hung on a hazel, he reflected that it was only half-past seven, and that the Llyn ought to be a good colour for fishing.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Once more he had slept within a stone's-throw of the hut.
