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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 We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN KENNY AGAIN.
all
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
away
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
canyon
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN KENNY AGAIN.
carry
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
compelled
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
conveniently
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
crossed
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
dastardly
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
dawn
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
departed
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
dinner
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From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
dropping
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
encamping
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
enemies
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
escape
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
feet
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
ground
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
helping
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
hills
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
hundred
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
KENNY
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From this reading CAPTAIN KENNY AGAIN.
lay
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
less
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
light
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
lost
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
moving
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
night
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
out
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
pass
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
paused
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From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
played
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
proving
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
repast
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From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
say
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From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
soon
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
steaks
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
sweeter
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From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
Tagals
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
then
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From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at dawn our enemies departed, and then we lost no time in dropping to the ground and moving on, first, however, helping ourselves to all of the steaks we could conveniently carry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
trees
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From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
trick
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From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
truthfully
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From this reading Here we paused for a dinner of the steaks, and I think I can truthfully say that never did a repast taste sweeter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were compelled to pass the night in the trees, the Tagals encamping less than a hundred feet away, and the night proving so light that escape was out of the question.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Our course lay along the hills, and soon we crossed the canyon where Captain Kenny had played me such a dastardly trick.
