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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 *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
aspect
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
attending
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
belt
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
building
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
built
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
casks
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cedars
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
CHAPTER
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
close
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
dark
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
disappointed
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
door
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
doorway
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
débris
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expanse
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
expected
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
fields
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
find
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
gloom
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
heads
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
heavy
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
high
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
HOUSE
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
inlet
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
instead
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
jutting
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
land
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
Landless
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
larger
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
lonely
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
low-browed
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
men
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
menacing
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
off
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
ominously
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
pegs
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
pungent
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
Roach
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From this reading Landless strode up to Roach.
screened
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
spot
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
squatting
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
started
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
sticks
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strode
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From this reading Landless strode up to Roach.
structure
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
three
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
TOBACCOnounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
together
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
up
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
walked
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From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he walked through the doorway into the pungent gloom the three started up from the débris of casks, sticks, and pegs, amidst which they had been squatting, with their heads ominously close together.
wide
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
windowless
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From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a lonely, retired spot, and the high, dark, windowless structure with its heavy, low-browed door had a menacing aspect.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
work
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From this reading Landless expected to find the men within the building, instead of outside attending to their work, and he was not disappointed.
XIII
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From this reading *CHAPTER XIII* *IN THE TOBACCO HOUSE* The third tobacco house was built upon a point of land jutting into the larger inlet, and screened off from the wide expanse of fields by a belt of cedars.
