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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 One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
barking
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From this reading In the distance a dog was barking and a farmer calling to his hogs.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
blue
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
calling
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From this reading In the distance a dog was barking and a farmer calling to his hogs.
Cavanaugh
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
chats
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
chimney-tops
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
court-house
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
decided
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
distance
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From this reading In the distance a dog was barking and a farmer calling to his hogs.
dog
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From this reading In the distance a dog was barking and a farmer calling to his hogs.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
evening
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
farmer
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From this reading In the distance a dog was barking and a farmer calling to his hogs.
fate
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
hamlet
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
hillside
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From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
hogs
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From this reading In the distance a dog was barking and a farmer calling to his hogs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
John
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
John's
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
lights
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
log
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From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
lonely
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From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
loomed
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
mountain
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
permanently
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
place
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
return
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
road
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From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
roads
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
seated
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From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
slow
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
smoke
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
strolls
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
Tilly
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
up
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From this reading Below them in the twilight loomed up the hamlet with its lights and slow, blue smoke from the chimney-tops.
veranda
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
warm
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From this reading One warm evening they had seated themselves on a log on a lonely road on a hillside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
work
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From this reading Shortly after the return of Cavanaugh and John to their work on the court-house, John's fate was permanently decided.
yard
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From this reading His chats with Tilly took place every evening, either on the veranda, in the yard, or in strolls along the mountain roads.
