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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 I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
accustomed
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
aid
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
all
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From this reading I waited, listening with all my ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
any
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
appeal
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
back
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
breathlessly
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From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
breeze
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
came
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From this reading It came from the direction of my house.
cry
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
despair
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
direction
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From this reading It came from the direction of my house.
distance
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
ears
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
echoed
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
heard
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
hills
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
house
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From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
listened
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From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
listening
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From this reading I waited, listening with all my ears.
long-drawn
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
made
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
mile
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From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
nature
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
noises
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
other
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
piteous
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
ringing
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
sands
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
shrill
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
sighing
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
sound
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
there
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
waited
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From this reading I waited, listening with all my ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
waves
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From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My ears were so accustomed to the noises of nature, the sighing of the breeze and the sob of the waves, that any other sound made itself heard at a great distance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I suppose I must have been at least half a mile from the house when I suddenly stopped and listened breathlessly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I waited, listening with all my ears.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, there it was again--a long-drawn, shrill cry of despair, ringing over the sands and echoed back from the hills behind me--a piteous appeal for aid.
