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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 sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
African
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
air
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
All
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
atmosphere
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From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
breath
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
ceaseless
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
companion
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
dank
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
death
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
dense
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm done, Trent,” he gasped faintly.
dripping
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
drooping
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
erect
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
face
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
faintly
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From this reading “I'm done, Trent,” he gasped faintly.
fierce
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
flowers
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
gasped
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From this reading “I'm done, Trent,” he gasped faintly.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
ground
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'm done, Trent,” he gasped faintly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
I'm
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From this reading “I'm done, Trent,” he gasped faintly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
leaves
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
like
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From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
lips
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
man
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
moisture
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
nauseous
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
odour
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
older
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
poison
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
poisonous
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From this reading All around the dank, nauseous odour of poison flowers, the ceaseless dripping of poisonous moisture.
poured
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
prickly
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
rain
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
ruffle
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
shrubs
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
single
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
sky
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From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
spasms
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
struggle
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
sulphur
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From this reading A sky like flame, and an atmosphere of sulphur.
sunk
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
sweat
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
trees
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From this reading No breath of air, not a single ruffle in the great, drooping leaves of the African trees and dense, prickly shrubs.
Trent
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From this reading “I'm done, Trent,” he gasped faintly.
twitching
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
ugly
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
unvanquished
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
whitening
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From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading From the face of the man who stood erect, unvanquished as yet in the struggle for life, the fierce sweat poured like rain--his older companion had sunk to the ground and the spasms of an ugly death were twitching at his whitening lips.
