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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 For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
accustomed
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
Adam
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
ARRIVES
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From this reading THE VISITOR ARRIVES.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
beach
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
boat
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
bushes
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
coffee
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
cup
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
dark
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
easily
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
eyes
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
far
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From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
friends
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
gloom
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
just
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
moved
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From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
now
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
objects
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
out
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
panther
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
pier
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From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
pipe
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
plenty
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
pot
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
seen
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
smoked
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
stars
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISITOR ARRIVES.
there
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
tree
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
uprooted
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
VISITOR
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From this reading THE VISITOR ARRIVES.
waited
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
water
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From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
well
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From this reading For a long, long time our friends behind the bushes and the uprooted tree, as well as those in the boat, waited and waited for the appearance of the panther.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
whispered
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From this reading “I might just as well have had another cup of coffee,” whispered Adam, “for there was plenty in the pot, and have smoked my pipe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
woods
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From this reading But, so far, nothing moved from the woods toward the little pier.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was now as dark as it would be, but the stars were out, and, with eyes accustomed to the gloom, objects could be easily seen upon the beach or on the water.
