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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 SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
AMBUSH
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From this reading A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
away
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
bearded
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
beat
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
big
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
blinding
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
broad-brimmed
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
brush
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
buzzing
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
crouched
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
down
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
face
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
figure
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
hot
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
impatiently
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
insect
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
lean
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
man's
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
mountains
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
moved
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
now
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
panama
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
PerspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
poured
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
ran
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
rays
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
reflected
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
remorselessly
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
rifle
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
road
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
roadway
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
rock
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
rocks
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
SHOT
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From this reading A SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
shoulder
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
Snuggled
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
some
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
straggling
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
sun
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From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
then
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From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perspiration poured down the man’s face, and now and then he moved impatiently to brush away some buzzing insect.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
turned
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From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
upward
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Snuggled against his right shoulder was a rifle, and the bearded face beneath the broad-brimmed panama was turned toward the roadway below.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hot sun beat down remorselessly, and its blinding rays were reflected from the rocks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
wide
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From this reading Behind a big rock which looked down over the wide, straggling road that ran upward through the mountains crouched a long, lean figure.
