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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 It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
afternoon's
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From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
boys
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
breath
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
Bulwagga
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
burdens
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
candle
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From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
ceased
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
climb
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From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
devoted
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
dotted
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
down
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
endless
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
FAMILY
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
feet
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
game
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From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
GORDON
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
hardest
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From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
houses
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
INTERFERES
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
landscape
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
level
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
MATTERS
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
Mountain
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
night
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
o'clock
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
off
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
panting
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
peaks
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
pigmy
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
sea
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
six
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
summit
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
summits
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
talk
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
tedious
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From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
there
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
thousand
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
threw
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From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long before they threw down their burdens, two thousand feet above sea level, Gordon had ceased to talk and devoted his breath to panting.
tough
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From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
toy
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
two
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From this reading GORDON INTERFERES IN FAMILY MATTERS At six o’clock that night the two boys stood on the summit of Bulwagga Mountain, or on one of the summits, for Bulwagga has two peaks.
undertaken
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From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
villages
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From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
well
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From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They looked off upon an endless landscape, dotted here and there with toy houses and pigmy villages.
work
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From this reading It was the hardest afternoon’s work they had ever undertaken.
worth
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From this reading It was a tough, tedious climb, but the game was well worth the candle.
