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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 INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
available
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
blazing
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
bread
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From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
breakfast
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
buy
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From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
came
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
clean
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
ContinuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
crumb
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From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
dairy
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
early
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
enough
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
filled
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
fish
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From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
FLIES
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
fortunate
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
fresh
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
green
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
hand
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
HORRIBLE
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
Johann
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From this reading Johann showed a pleasant piece of thoughtfulness.
LAND
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
much
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From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
night
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The wretched people had none to sell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
peace
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
people
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From this reading The wretched people had none to sell.
piece
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From this reading Johann showed a pleasant piece of thoughtfulness.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johann showed a pleasant piece of thoughtfulness.
provender
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
room
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
sell
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From this reading The wretched people had none to sell.
showed
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From this reading Johann showed a pleasant piece of thoughtfulness.
shred
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From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
small
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We could not buy so much as a crumb of bread or a shred of fish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
there
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From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
thoughtfulness
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From this reading Johann showed a pleasant piece of thoughtfulness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wretched people had none to sell.
twigs
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading INTO THE LAND OF HORRIBLE FLIES--(_Continued_) We had small appetite for breakfast next morning after that horrible night, and this was a fortunate thing, for there was little enough provender available.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
wood-smoke
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From this reading He came into the dairy with a blazing bundle of green twigs in his hand, and filled the room with clean, fresh wood-smoke, so that we might have the early morning in peace.
wretched
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From this reading The wretched people had none to sell.
