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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 History became more than ever a living story to the child, and geography was a never failing joy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the sun shone bright and only dew-drops glistened in the shade, Marian saw deserts and plains, mountains and volcanoes along the dusty way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading History became more than ever a living story to the child, and geography was a never failing joy.
anticipated
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arithmetic
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banks
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became
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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BOTANIST
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bright
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child
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country
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cube
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days
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deserts
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dew-drops
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From this reading When the sun shone bright and only dew-drops glistened in the shade, Marian saw deserts and plains, mountains and volcanoes along the dusty way.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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difference
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dozen
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dusty
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eagerly
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emptied
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History became more than ever a living story to the child, and geography was a never failing joy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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failing
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
Fractions
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From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
geography
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glistened
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Golding's
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Gulfs
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On rainy days every stream and puddle between Mrs. Golding's home and the schoolhouse was named, and if several Mississippi Rivers emptied into Gulfs of Mexico, and if half a dozen Niles overflowed their banks over the country road, what difference did it make?
History
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home
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how
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the sun shone bright and only dew-drops glistened in the shade, Marian saw deserts and plains, mountains and volcanoes along the dusty way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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joy
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knew
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LEE
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living
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lost
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From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Marian
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Mexico
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MISS
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Mississippi
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more
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mountains
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Mrs
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mysteries
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named
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History became more than ever a living story to the child, and geography was a never failing joy.
Niles
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On rainy days every stream and puddle between Mrs. Golding's home and the schoolhouse was named, and if several Mississippi Rivers emptied into Gulfs of Mexico, and if half a dozen Niles overflowed their banks over the country road, what difference did it make?
only
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From this reading When the sun shone bright and only dew-drops glistened in the shade, Marian saw deserts and plains, mountains and volcanoes along the dusty way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On rainy days every stream and puddle between Mrs. Golding's home and the schoolhouse was named, and if several Mississippi Rivers emptied into Gulfs of Mexico, and if half a dozen Niles overflowed their banks over the country road, what difference did it make?
overflowed
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plains
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PROFESSOR
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puddle
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rainy
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Rivers
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road
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root
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From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
saw
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schoolhouse
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several
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shade
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shone
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SMITH
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story
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From this reading History became more than ever a living story to the child, and geography was a never failing joy.
stream
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sun
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teach
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terror
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From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading History became more than ever a living story to the child, and geography was a never failing joy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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VIRGINIA
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volcanoes
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From this reading When the sun shone bright and only dew-drops glistened in the shade, Marian saw deserts and plains, mountains and volcanoes along the dusty way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading History became more than ever a living story to the child, and geography was a never failing joy.
way
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fractions lost their terror for Marian, even the mysteries of cube root were eagerly anticipated.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On rainy days every stream and puddle between Mrs. Golding's home and the schoolhouse was named, and if several Mississippi Rivers emptied into Gulfs of Mexico, and if half a dozen Niles overflowed their banks over the country road, what difference did it make?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the sun shone bright and only dew-drops glistened in the shade, Marian saw deserts and plains, mountains and volcanoes along the dusty way.
