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Chapter XIV

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PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.
There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.
Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.
But the bayou was the worst.
It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.
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Chapter XIV

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.
Line 2
There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.
Line 3
Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.
Line 4
But the bayou was the worst.
Line 5
It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

bayou

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From this reading But the bayou was the worst.

bisected

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the bayou was the worst.

crowned

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

depressions

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From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

everyday

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From this reading It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

face

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

foam

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

garden

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From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

gathering

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From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

grown

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

HIDDEN

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

land

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

mud-streaked

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

needle-like

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

off

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From this reading It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

ominous

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From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

PIRATE

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

pools

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From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

put

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From this reading It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

rain

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

roar

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From this reading It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

roll

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

shallow

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

sleepiness

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From this reading It had put off its everyday sleepiness with a roar.

small

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

stream

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

stung

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

There

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From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

thick

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

trickle

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From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

Val's

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the bayou was the worst.

water

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From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

WAYS

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From this reading PIRATE WAYS ARE HIDDEN WAYS The rain, fine and needle-like, stung Val's face.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were ominous pools of water gathering in the garden depressions.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Even the small stream which bisected their land had grown from a shallow trickle into a thick, mud-streaked roll crowned with foam.

worst

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From this reading But the bayou was the worst.