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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 R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come and look her over.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
back
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From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
Burns
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
Burns's
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From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
car
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From this reading “Red, the new car is here.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come and look her over.”
doing
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
down
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Come and look her over.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Red, the new car is here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
house
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Red, the new car is here.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
James
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From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
June
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
Junior
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From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
kink
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From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
laid
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
late
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come and look her over.”
Macauley
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From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
neighbour
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From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
new
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From this reading “Red, the new car is here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
other
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From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
out
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From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Come and look her over.”
P
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
R
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
Red
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From this reading “Red, the new car is here.
saw
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
shoulders
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From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
side
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From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
small
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
straight
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From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Red, the new car is here.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
throwing
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From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
up
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From this reading He stood up straight, throwing back his shoulders to take the kink out of them.
vigorous
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Burns's neighbour on the other side, James Macauley, Junior.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
woodpile
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.
work
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From this reading R. P. Burns laid down his saw, with which in the late June twilight he had been doing vigorous work at a small woodpile behind the house.