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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 Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
approach
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
attended
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attending
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bent
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
Bozeman's
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building
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business
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
crest
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
crouched
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
dangerous
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
distance
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
elevation
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER.
engaged
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
Eph
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favorite
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
gait
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
gathering
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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incident
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intervening
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
kept
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
leap
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
low
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
mission
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more
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most
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
pace
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
person
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
posture
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
powerful
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
prudence
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
rapid
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
resembled
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
risk
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
show
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slackened
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
stealthy
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stirring
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strode
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From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
SUFFICIENT
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From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER.
Then
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From this reading Then he slackened his gait and crouched low, his body bent, until he resembled a person gathering himself for a powerful leap.
there
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
too
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From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Leaving his comrades on the crest of the elevation, he strode forward at a rapid pace, until he had passed most of the intervening distance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUFFICIENT has been told to show that Eph Bozeman’s stealthy approach to the mission building was attended by one stirring incident, if not more.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was his favorite posture when engaged upon such dangerous business, and he kept it until prudence told him there was too great a risk attending it.
