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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 Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
alarming
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
aperture
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
board
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
building
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
carefully
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From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
cramped
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From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
door
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
dusty
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
enough
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
ESCAPE
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From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
fence
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
few
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
formed
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
George
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got
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From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
grass
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
high
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
intended
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
jailer
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
large
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
lumber
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
mainly
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
once
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
only
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
opened
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
out
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
partition
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
perhaps
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
placed
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
posts
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
quarters
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
ran
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
reach
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
removed
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
rude
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
sake
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
see
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
shack
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
small
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
sod
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
solid
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
some
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
sore
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From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
squeeze
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
stalls
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
strands
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
taken
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
there
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
timbers
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
tottering
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
trailing
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
up
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From this reading THE ESCAPE George got up the next morning feeling cramped and sore after his journey, and carefully looked about.
ventilation
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
very
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From this reading The window was very dusty, but it opened and George could see out by standing up, though the aperture was not large enough to squeeze through.
walls
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From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
window
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From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
wire
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From this reading Outside stood some timbers which had once formed part of a shack, and a few strands of fence wire, trailing from tottering posts, ran into the grass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The building had solid walls of sod; such rude stalls as it had been fitted with had been removed, perhaps for the sake of the lumber.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He could not reach the door without alarming his jailer, who had taken up his quarters behind the board partition; and there was only one small window, placed high up and intended mainly for ventilation.
