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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 RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Before him, an empty sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
arms
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
background
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From this reading In the background, a village of red-tiled roofs.
bare
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him, an empty sea.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
blue
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
country
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
Deane
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
delicate
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
empty
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From this reading Before him, an empty sea.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
few
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From this reading A few wandering gulls screamed overhead.
flat
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
flush
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
glittering
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
gulls
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From this reading A few wandering gulls screamed overhead.
heart
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him, an empty sea.
hours
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
land
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
later
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
lavender
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
marshy
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
overhead
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From this reading A few wandering gulls screamed overhead.
places
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
red-tiled
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From this reading In the background, a village of red-tiled roofs.
roofs
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From this reading In the background, a village of red-tiled roofs.
RUBY
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
sands
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
screamed
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From this reading A few wandering gulls screamed overhead.
sea
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
silver
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
SINCLAIR
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
stain
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
stretch
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
there
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
thrust
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
tide
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
Twenty-four
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
up
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From this reading Behind and around, nothing but this stretch of bare, flat country, empty even of the sea until the tide should come and thrust its long arms of glittering silver up into the heart of the land.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
village
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From this reading In the background, a village of red-tiled roofs.
walked
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From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
wandering
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From this reading A few wandering gulls screamed overhead.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading RUBY SINCLAIR Twenty-four hours later, Deane walked upon a wilderness of marshy sands, glittering here and there with the stain of the sea, blue in places with the delicate flush of sea lavender.
