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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 A "HOLD-UP."
almost
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From this reading Between the flashes of light the way beneath the trees was almost totally dark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Between the flashes of light the way beneath the trees was almost totally dark.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the flashes of light the way beneath the trees was almost totally dark.
Billy
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
brush
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
certain
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
dark
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From this reading Between the flashes of light the way beneath the trees was almost totally dark.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
entire
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
fallen
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
felt
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
flashes
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From this reading Between the flashes of light the way beneath the trees was almost totally dark.
foot-rest
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From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
frightened
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
grief
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
heavily-laden
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
HOLD-UP
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From this reading A "HOLD-UP."
light
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From this reading Between the flashes of light the way beneath the trees was almost totally dark.
lightning
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
Matt
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
nerve
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
rain
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From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
seat
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
skin
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From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
soaked
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From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
soon
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
stones
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
straining
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
swept
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From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
thoroughly
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
totally
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From this reading Between the flashes of light the way beneath the trees was almost totally dark.
trees
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
turn-out
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
up
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From this reading The rain swept this way and that, and Matt, standing up on the foot-rest, was soaked to the skin.
very
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
wagon
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From this reading For the time being, Matt, on the seat of the heavily-laden wagon, felt certain that the entire turn-out must come to grief, and that very soon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
way
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
woods
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From this reading Billy, thoroughly frightened by the thunder and lightning, was straining every nerve to make his way through the woods, despite brush, stones, and fallen trees.
