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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 A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
artesian
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
artificial
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
barren
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From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
became
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From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
bores
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
Creek
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
days
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
Dennis
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
depend
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
depended
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From this reading Everything depended upon the weather.
district
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
drawing
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything depended upon the weather.
existed
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
far
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
ground
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
land
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From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
living
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
made
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
man
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
means
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
mere
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From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
observations
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
perished
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From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
rain
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
REGULAR
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
rich
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
rivers
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
SAVAGE
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
scientific
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
shrewd
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
small
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
station
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From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
stock
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From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
supplies
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
suspicion
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
Swamp
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
then
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
there
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
underground
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
Wanabeen
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim Dennis was not a rich man, far from it, and he had to depend upon his small station for his living.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
water
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From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
weather
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From this reading Everything depended upon the weather.
weeks
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From this reading A REGULAR SAVAGE For days and weeks there had been no rain at Wanabeen or in the Swamp Creek district.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no artesian bores then, no artificial or scientific means of drawing supplies of water from under the ground, although Jim had a shrewd suspicion, from observations he had made, that underground rivers existed.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without rain the land became a mere barren waste, and the stock perished.
