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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 CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
ahead
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
away
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
bottle
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
bound
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
camp
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
clear
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
cloth
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
cries
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
croakings
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
CROSSING
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
curlews
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
dawn
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
direction
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
drink
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
drumming
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
empty
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
ensemble
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
filled
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
frogs
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
God-send
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
ground
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From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
hoarse
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
light
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
making
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
many
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
marshy
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From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
mile
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
objects
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
peewits
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
Pushing
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From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
RIVERS
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
rose
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
rough
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From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
round
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
snipe
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
south-west
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From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
spread
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
steadily
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
string
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
sufficiently
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
tout
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Pushing on to the south-west I continued along a rough track running through marshy ground.
TWO
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
unearthly
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From this reading From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,--the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble.
walking
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
water
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
way
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From this reading By this time the dawn had spread its light sufficiently to make objects clear a long way ahead.
westerly
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From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS After walking steadily away from the camp in a westerly direction for about a mile and a half, I found running water which was a God-send.
wine
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From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here I filled my water bottle (an empty wine bottle bound round with cloth and string) and had a good drink.
