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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 hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
Administration
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From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
back
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beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
Building
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From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
chair
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From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
conversion
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
cool
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coppery
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
disappearing
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
dust
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
elevators
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
face
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From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
faded
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From this reading The Marriage Administration Building faded into the lengthening shadows.
feet
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
got
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From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
haze
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Marriage Administration Building faded into the lengthening shadows.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
June
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just
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
late
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From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
leaned
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lengthening
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From this reading The Marriage Administration Building faded into the lengthening shadows.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
lose
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
Marriage
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From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
murmured
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
out
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From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
plankton
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
plant
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
plastic
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From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
pounding
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
red
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
rhythmic
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
rickshaw
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From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
runners
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
shadows
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From this reading The Marriage Administration Building faded into the lengthening shadows.
sky
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
spring
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
storms
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
street
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
sun
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
swollen
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From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun, red and swollen from the spring dust storms, was just disappearing behind the distant elevators of the plankton conversion plant, and the sky was beginning to lose its coppery haze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late afternoon by the time I got out of the Marriage Administration Building.
wheels
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
whir
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From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hailed a rickshaw, leaned back in the plastic chair and let the June wind cool my face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The street murmured with the whir of rickshaw wheels and the rhythmic pounding of runners' feet.
