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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 THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
all
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
always
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From this reading It came always crawling steadily on.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
apparently
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
appeared
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
assure
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
away
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
became
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
came
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From this reading It came always crawling steadily on.
certain
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
colour
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
crawling
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From this reading It came always crawling steadily on.
dark
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
distinct
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
dot
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
dust
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
earlier
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
East
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
eye
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
Far
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
finally
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
fixture
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
fully
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
gradually
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
gray
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
heraldry
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
hour
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
keenest
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
landscape
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
light
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
more
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
MOVERS
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
moving
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
needed
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
now
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
object
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
observed
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
observer
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From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
occasional
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It came always crawling steadily on.
persistently
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
plain
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
play
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
plodding
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
prairie
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
Presently
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
puff
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
shifting
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
side-blown
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
steadily
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From this reading It came always crawling steadily on.
sun
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From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
team
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
thus
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
tiny
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the shifting play of the prairie sun the little object appeared now dark, now light in colour, but became gradually more distinct.
unimportant
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
view
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
wagon
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
West
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
white-topped
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From this reading Presently an occasional side-blown puff of dust added a certain heraldry, and thus finally the white-topped wagon and its plodding team came fully into view, crawling ever persistently from the East into the West.
wide
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From this reading THE NEW MOVERS Far away, across the wide gray plain, appeared a tiny dot, apparently an unimportant fixture of the landscape.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading An hour earlier it might not have been observed at all by even the keenest eye, and it would have needed yet more time to assure an observer even now that the dot was a moving object.
