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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 Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
apprehensively
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From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
aroused
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
backward
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From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
barking
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading whispered Tom, in short catches between breaths.
boys
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From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
break
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From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
breath
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
breaths
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From this reading whispered Tom, in short catches between breaths.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
catch
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
catches
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From this reading whispered Tom, in short catches between breaths.
cottages
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
down
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From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
enemy
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
feared
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From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
feet
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
flewverbUS /fluː/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
followed
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From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
get
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From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
give
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
glanced
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From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
horror
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From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
lay
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
made
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
man
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
near
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
old
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From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
only
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From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
outlying
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
path
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading whispered Tom, in short catches between breaths.
shoulders
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From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
some
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
sped
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
speechless
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From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
started
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
stump
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
tannery
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From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They glanced backward over their shoulders from time to time, apprehensively, as if they feared they might be followed.
Tom
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From this reading whispered Tom, in short catches between breaths.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
two
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From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
up
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
village
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From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
watch-dogs
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down!”
whispered
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From this reading whispered Tom, in short catches between breaths.
wings
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From this reading Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
