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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 With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
air
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
arms
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
aroused
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But Trent had not been caught napping.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
Bekwando
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
bounding
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
broke
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Trent had not been caught napping.
call
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
came
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
caught
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From this reading But Trent had not been caught napping.
chilled
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
confusion
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
crawl
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
crawling
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
damp
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
darkness
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
dawn
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
death-like
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
dim
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
faint
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
grass
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
grey
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
grip
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Trent had not been caught napping.
half-awake
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
hour
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
kept
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
men
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
met
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
moist
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
moonlit
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
napping
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From this reading But Trent had not been caught napping.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Trent had not been caught napping.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
only
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
poised
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
quiet
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
rifles
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
rough
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
savages
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
semicircle
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
shelter
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
sight
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
signal
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
signs
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
some
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
spears
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
stealthy
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From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
streaks
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
terror
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
then
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
there
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His stealthy call to arms had aroused them in time at least to crawl behind some shelter and grip their rifles.
Trent
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
ugly
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
up
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
upright
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From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
wan
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
war-cry
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From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
watch
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From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The war-cry of the savages was met with a death-like quiet--there were no signs of confusion nor terror.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour of moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwando, crawling up in a semicircle through the long, rough grass, then suddenly, at a signal, bounding upright with spears poised in their hands--an ugly sight in the dim dawn for men chilled with the moist, damp air and only half-awake.
