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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 DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
arms
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
back
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
bridge
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
BROKENnounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
called
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
certainly
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
clearly
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
danger
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
described
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From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
DIED
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From this reading DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
fall
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
father
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From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
formed
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
hanging
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
HEART
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From this reading DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
just
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From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
Mackey
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From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
middle
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From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
mother
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
mother's
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
neck
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
place
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From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
play
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From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
ran
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
rapid
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
reached
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From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
roaring
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
round
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
screamed
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
spoken
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
stop
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
stream
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
telling
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
terror
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
there
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From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I screamed with terror, for I thought we should certainly fall, and my mother called on him to stop, telling me at the same time that there was no danger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
vines
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From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My father was before us, and just as we reached the middle of the bridge, he stopped, and began shaking it in play.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The first thing I remember clearly, I was hanging on my mother's back with both my arms round her neck, as she ran along one of the vines I have spoken of, which formed a bridge across a rapid roaring stream.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IN just such a place as I have described to you I was born," continued Mackey.
