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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 He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
action
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
aliens
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From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
arrow
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From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
bowers
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
breeze
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
brooks
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
condemned
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
convertible
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
cool
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
death
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
delicious
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From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
Dexter
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From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
down
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
Earth's
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From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
fate
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
Foote
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From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
heat
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
highway
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From this reading Sugardale three miles, the state highway sign said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
hollow
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
impressed
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From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
indicated
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From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
July
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
just
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From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
knowing
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
less
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
made
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
marvels
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From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
meandered
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
miles
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From this reading Sugardale three miles, the state highway sign said.
new
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
oppressive
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
road
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From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
said
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From this reading Sugardale three miles, the state highway sign said.
shaded
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
side
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From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
sign
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From this reading Sugardale three miles, the state highway sign said.
slope
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
state
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From this reading Sugardale three miles, the state highway sign said.
Sugardale
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From this reading Sugardale three miles, the state highway sign said.
technical
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From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
three
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From this reading Sugardale three miles, the state highway sign said.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
turned
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From this reading Dexter Foote turned into the side road that the arrow indicated.
way
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The aliens were quite impressed by Earth's technical marvels--they found them just delicious!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
wooded
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From this reading The side road meandered down a long slope into a wooded hollow where a breeze born of cool bowers and shaded brooks made the July afternoon heat less oppressive.
worse
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From this reading He had no way of knowing it at the time, but by his action he condemned his new convertible to a fate worse than death.
