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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 did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
area
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
basin
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
cliff
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
decide
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
discover
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
down
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
drop
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
ease
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
easy
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From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
edge
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
far
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
feet
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
hard
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From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
height
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
Hickok
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
hoped
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
hundred
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
INDIANS
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From this reading THE PARDS VISIT THE INDIANS.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
lap
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From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
mountain
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
PARDS
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From this reading THE PARDS VISIT THE INDIANS.
pay
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
perpendicular
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
probably
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
proved
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From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
scout
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
seventy
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
side
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
task
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From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARDS VISIT THE INDIANS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
thirty
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
tops
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
two
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
unscalable
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
varying
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From this reading At the edge of the woodland was a perpendicular drop, an unscalable cliff as far as they could discover entirely around that side of the great basin, varying in height from thirty to seventy feet.
VISIT
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From this reading THE PARDS VISIT THE INDIANS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It proved no easy task and the last lap was a hard one.
way
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
wooded
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From this reading It did not take long for the scout and Hickok to decide to pay the wooded area among the mountain tops a visit.
woodland
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From this reading They were probably two hundred feet above the woodland, and hoped they could make their way down the side with ease.
