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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
alive
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From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
badly
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
bent
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From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
Blake
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From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
brook
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
camp
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
capable
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
Clarke
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
conductor
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
CURE
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
delay
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
dry
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
encouraged
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
exertion
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
exhausted
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes were vacant and unrecognizing when he turned them upon Harding.
face
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
falling
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
feared
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From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
given
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
grim
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
grown
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
hair
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
Harding
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
harsh
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
hints
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
hollow
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
hurried
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
lank
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
late
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From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
latter
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
limping
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
march
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
more
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
noon
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
out
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
pitiable
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
ragged
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
skin
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
state
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From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
strong
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
suffered
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His eyes were vacant and unrecognizing when he turned them upon Harding.
thick
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
too
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From this reading Blake was alive, but when Harding bent over him he feared that help had come too late.
turned
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From this reading His skin looked harsh and dry, his face had grown hollow, and his thick strong hair had turned lank and was falling out.
unrecognizing
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From this reading His eyes were vacant and unrecognizing when he turned them upon Harding.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His eyes were vacant and unrecognizing when he turned them upon Harding.
utmost
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From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
vacant
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From this reading His eyes were vacant and unrecognizing when he turned them upon Harding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were vacant and unrecognizing when he turned them upon Harding.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CURE It was noon when Harding returned to camp, ragged and exhausted, with Clarke limping after him in an even more pitiable state.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The latter had suffered badly from the hurried march, but his conductor would brook no delay and the grim hints he had been given encouraged him to the utmost exertion he was capable of.
