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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 It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
bag
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
bluebird
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
box
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
cabin
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
called
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
card
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
contained
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
cyclone
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
days
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
driving
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
finger
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
floor
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
four
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
Girl
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
Harvester
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
hill
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
home
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
lain
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
line
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
mail
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
man
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
mass
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
matter
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
message
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From this reading “Take this message,” he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
only
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
opening
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
postmark
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
ran
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
read
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
said
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From this reading “Take this message,” he said.
scrap
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
station
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take this message,” he said.
telephone
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Take this message,” he said.
three
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
threw
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
times
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
travelling
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From this reading He threw his travelling bag on the floor, ran to the telephone, and called the station.
up
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
way
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From this reading The Harvester stopped at the mail box on his way home and among the mass of matter it contained was something from the Girl.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
wide
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From this reading It was a scrap as long as his least finger and three times as wide, and by the postmark it had lain four days in the box.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
written
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From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On opening it, he found only her card with a line written across it, but the man went up the hill and into the cabin as if a cyclone were driving him, for he read, “Has your bluebird come?”
