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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 He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
accustomed
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
ahead
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
apart
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
catching
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
clear
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From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
down
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
edge
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
Estrellan
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
far
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
feet
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
finally
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
further
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
George
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
greyhound
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
guy
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
Hanlon
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
hard
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
huge
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
just
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
keep
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
kept
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
legs
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
man
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
meadow
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
native
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
normal
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
only
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
out
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From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
outdistance
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From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
own
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
pursuers
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From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
ran
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
remembering
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
run
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
S
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
saw
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
shoes
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
sight
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From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
slowed
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
somehow
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
sound
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
spread
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From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
stumbling
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
surprisingly
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was hard remembering to keep his legs spread further apart than normal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
there
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From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
too
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
trouble
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From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
up
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
wood
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From this reading He finally saw just ahead of him the far edge of the wood, and beyond that a great, open meadow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be in clear sight out there, unless he could outdistance his pursuers.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This guy must be half greyhound, Hanlon thought--although he, himself, was slowed down by those huge shoes to which he was not yet too accustomed, so that when running he had trouble not stumbling over his own feet.
young
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From this reading George Hanlon ran as he had never run before, but somehow, surprisingly, that Estrellan native not only kept up with him, but the young S S man could tell from the sound that he was catching up.
