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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 Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
always
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From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
BACK
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bough
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
camp
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cautiously
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
clue
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From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
darkness
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
Deer
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difficulty
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
direction
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From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
FOREST
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From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
grown
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
hillside
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
HITS
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From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
impeded
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
kept
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
managed
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
naked
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
now
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From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
overhanging
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
path
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
patrols
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From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
paused
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From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
pick
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
progress
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
projecting
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
reach
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From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
Red
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roots
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
signs
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
some
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
stumbled
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From this reading Now he stumbled over naked roots, now some overhanging or projecting bough impeded his progress.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
surprise
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From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
thickly
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
trail
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
traversing
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
trifling
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From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
two
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undecided
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From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
upward
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
useless
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
way
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he paused, undecided as to its direction, but always went on again, reassured by some trifling clue.
whole
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From this reading THE FOREST HITS BACK His whole thought now was to reach the camp and surprise the two patrols and Red Deer.
wild
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From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
winding
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was useless to look for signs in such darkness; it was with difficulty that he kept to the wild, thickly grown trail.
wooded
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From this reading Feeling his way cautiously on and upward, for it was a wooded hillside he was traversing, he managed to pick his way along the winding forest path.
