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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 Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
American
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
appeared
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
bank
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
blue
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
broad
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
chairs
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
connected
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
dear
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
depressed
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
design
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
discern
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
don't
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
extending
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
eyes
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
faces
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
faint
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
feel
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
furnished
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
furniture
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
gave
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
ground
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
hair
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
halls
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
heart
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
high
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
homely
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
house
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
inside
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
Ione
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
just
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
landed
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
like
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
line
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
lips
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
looks
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
more
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
much
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
noses
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
only
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
opposite
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
peculiar
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
people
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
really
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
river
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
rocking
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
said
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
scant
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
small
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
sour-looking
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
stiff
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
stopping
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
story
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
stretched
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
suspicious-looking
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From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “What, homely, sour-looking faces they have, and long noses, thin lips, scant hair and small suspicious-looking eyes,” said Ione.
things
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
unhomelike
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
uninviting
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From this reading “I really don’t feel like stopping here, I feel so depressed, and everything looks so uninviting,” said the little Princess.
upholstered
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
useful
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From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
village
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From this reading Along this river stretched house after house of peculiar design, none more than one story high and each and every one extending over so much ground that it gave the appearance of a little village connected by long and short halls.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The inside they found to be furnished with only useful things—stiff, unhomelike furniture, and no upholstered or rocking chairs so dear to the American heart.
young
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From this reading Our young people landed on the bank of what appeared to be a broad river; so broad that one could just discern the opposite bank by a faint, blue line.
