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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 The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
air
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTRUDER IN CAMP.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
awake
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
away
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
barely
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
blaze
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
breeze
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
CAMP
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From this reading AN INTRUDER IN CAMP.
caught
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
companions
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
day
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
dismissed
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
distinct
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
double
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
ear
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
eddy
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
feet
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
fired
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
fully
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
further
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
gun
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
heard
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
Herbert's
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
hours
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTRUDER IN CAMP.
INTRUDER
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From this reading AN INTRUDER IN CAMP.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
knew
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
lasted
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
listening
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
matter
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
mile
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
minutes
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
moved
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
multitudinous
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
now
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
Once
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
only
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
pass
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
period
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
report
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
slight
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
slowly
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
sounds
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From this reading The listening ear caught no further sounds of the multitudinous feet, and he dismissed the matter from his mind.
startlingly
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From this reading Once he heard the report of a gun, startlingly distinct, though he knew it might have been fired fully a mile away.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
stir
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
sufficient
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
then
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From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
times
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
two
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From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE minutes pass slowly at such times, and, though Herbert’s duty lasted only two hours, they seemed double the length of that period during the day, or when his companions were awake.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The still air now and then was moved by what seemed a slight breeze, or eddy of wind, but it was barely sufficient to stir the blaze.
