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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 crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
blackberry
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
blurred
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
bulrushes
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
cabin
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
creek
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From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
crossed
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From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
descried
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
distance
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
down
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From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
ears
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From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
endeavoring
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
exercises
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
fell
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From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
figure
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
foot-log
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From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
full
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
manner
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
meadow
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From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
morass
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
narrow
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From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
outlines
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
patch
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
path
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From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
piping
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
pond-lilies
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
run
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
rural
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
sagging
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From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
scale
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
singing-class
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
solitary
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
some
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
sound
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From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
strode
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From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
swamp
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From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
swift-flowing
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From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
Then
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From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
uncertain
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
unexpected
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From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then an unexpected sound fell upon his ears.
vines
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From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
voice
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From this reading It was a piping, uncertain voice endeavoring to run the scale after the manner of the exercises in a rural singing-class.
WARREN
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From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed a swift-flowing creek on a narrow, sagging foot-log and went on toward the swamp.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he was some distance from the cabin he descried, beyond a patch of blackberry vines and a morass full of pond-lilies and bulrushes, the blurred outlines of a solitary figure.
winding
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From this reading |WARREN strode down the narrow winding path through the meadow.
