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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 woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
bent
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
big
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From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
blowing
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
breast
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
bristling
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
Carne
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
carried
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
caught
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
cloak
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
clouds
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
damp
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
dark
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From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
difficult
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
direction
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
drift
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
firm
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
flats
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
flying
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
gale
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
head
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
heavily
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
high-water
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
higher
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
hoped
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From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
house
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From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
hugged
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
humped
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
immediately
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
just
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
loose
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
made
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
mark
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
moment
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
north-east
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
particles
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
pillar
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
reach
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From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
rose
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
sand
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
sand-hills
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
set
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
shoulders
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
small
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
streaming
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
tangle
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
tight
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
tops
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
transform
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
trudged
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
up
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
waist
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
walking
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From this reading But a north-east gale was blowing, and it caught up the loose tops of the sand-hills and carried them in streaming clouds along the flats and made walking difficult.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had hoped to reach the big house before it was dark.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
woman
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From this reading A woman trudged heavily along the firm damp sand just below the bristling tangle of high-water mark, in the direction of Carne.
wore
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From this reading She wore a long cloak, and bent her head and humped her shoulders over a small bundle which she hugged tight to her breast.
work
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From this reading The drift rose no higher than her waist; but if she stood for a moment to rest, the flying particles immediately set to work to transform her into a pillar of sand.
