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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 EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
ankle
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
asleep
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From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
away
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From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
BLANK
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
boots
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From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
carelessness
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From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
conditions
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
counteracted
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
cover
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From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
day
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
drying
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From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
edge
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
effects
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
excitement
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
EXIT
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
extremely
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
felt
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
fit
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
Fox
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
Fox's
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
further
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From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
gave
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From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
ground
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
guilty
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From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
heel
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
hiding-place
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
inside
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From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
kit
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
near
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
nearly
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From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
night
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
peaceful
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
piece
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From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
previous
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
quiet
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
reason
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
round
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
SHEDS
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
sleep
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
slept
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
some
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
soreness
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
spread
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From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
sun
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From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
surroundings
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From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXIT BLANK, SHEDS A quiet day amid peaceful surroundings counteracted the effects of the excitement of the previous night.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was asleep further inside our cover, but my boots were with theirs drying in the sun.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
well
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From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were guilty during the afternoon of a piece of carelessness which nearly gave us away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fox and Blank were near the edge of our hiding-place, and went to sleep with some of our kit spread about the ground round them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We slept quite well by reason of the good conditions, and but for the soreness of Fox's heel and my left ankle would have felt extremely fit.
