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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 Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
abandoned
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
all
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
back
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
burden
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
burning
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
came
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
campus
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
car
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
carry
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
city
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
corpses
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
days
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
Fairmead
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
filled
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From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
food
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
fortunate
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From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
garage
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
gasoline
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From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
house
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
Hoyle's
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
hurried
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
Leaving
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
motor
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
other
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From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
past
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
pony
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
Professor
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
ready
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From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
ruined
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
scouts
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From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
Shetland
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The other scouts returned, but none had been so fortunate.
stable
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
streets
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
survivors
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
tanks
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From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
there
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
threaded
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From this reading And it was in this car that I threaded the streets of the ruined city and came back to the survivors on the campus.
tied
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
two
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From this reading “Leaving the two corpses, I hurried on past the burning house to the garage, and there found Doctor Hoyle's motor car.
use
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From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
want
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
water
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
weak
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From this reading Professor Fairmead had found a Shetland pony, but the poor creature, tied in a stable and abandoned for days, was so weak from want of food and water that it could carry no burden at all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tanks were filled with gasoline, and it was ready for use.
