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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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air
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alley
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Almost
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any
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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athlete
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athletic
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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Burton
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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causing
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certainty
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clearing
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crashing
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darkness
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desperate
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, sixty feet up in the air, with the certainty that any slip would mean crashing down on hard stones, a heap of mangled nothingness, it was a different thing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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down
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emotion
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escape
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
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favorable
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feat
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feet
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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ground
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hard
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heap
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how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interesting
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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leap
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made
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mangled
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marks
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mean
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meets
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most
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much
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nine
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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nothingness
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From this reading But, sixty feet up in the air, with the certainty that any slip would mean crashing down on hard stones, a heap of mangled nothingness, it was a different thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Almost any athlete would not think much of clearing nine or ten feet between marks on the ground, with everything favorable for the feat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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particular
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performances
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Potter
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roof
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sixty
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slip
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stones
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SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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surprise
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T
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ten
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost any athlete would not think much of clearing nine or ten feet between marks on the ground, with everything favorable for the feat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TRACKED
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From this reading TRACKED!
up
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From this reading But, sixty feet up in the air, with the certainty that any slip would mean crashing down on hard stones, a heap of mangled nothingness, it was a different thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, sixty feet up in the air, with the certainty that any slip would mean crashing down on hard stones, a heap of mangled nothingness, it was a different thing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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width
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Almost any athlete would not think much of clearing nine or ten feet between marks on the ground, with everything favorable for the feat.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Such performances are done at most athletic meets without causing surprise or any other particular emotion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Almost any athlete would not think much of clearing nine or ten feet between marks on the ground, with everything favorable for the feat.
