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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 FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
afresh
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
banks
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
bones
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
Carne
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From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
channels
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
coiled
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
difference
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From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
down
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
entanglements
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
FLATS
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From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
FREEMEN
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From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
fro
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
house
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From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
lazily
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
leap
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From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
like
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
made
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From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
Many
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From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
mariners
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
narrow
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
new
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
Now
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From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
out
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
quicksands
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
roll
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
sand-hills
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From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
serpents
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
shifted
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From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
shining
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
sifted
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From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
small
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From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
some
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
span
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From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
sunk
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From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
surroundings
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From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
ten
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From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So small a span of time has made no difference in the great house of Carne, or in its surroundings.
times
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From this reading Many times have the sand-hills sifted and shifted hither and thither.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the narrow channels the bones of the unwary roll to and fro, and some have sunk down among the quicksands.
uncoiled
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
unwary
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
years
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From this reading FREEMEN OF THE FLATS Now we take ten years at a leap.
yellow
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From this reading Many times have the great yellow banks out beyond lazily uncoiled themselves like shining serpents, and coiled themselves afresh into new entanglements for unwary mariners.
