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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 A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
adventure
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
always
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
bush
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
bushmen
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But always, until it was gone, he returned to the slain pig.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
capture
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From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
day
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
deterred
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
devoured
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
encountered
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
evidently
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
farther
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
finding
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From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
food
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
gone
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
guarded
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
hard
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
hunting
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
instinct
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
Jerry
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
kill
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
litter
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
living
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
lone
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
lost
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
matter
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
mountains
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
nearly
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
neighbourhood
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From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
other
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From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
penetrating
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
pig
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
prevented
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
ranged
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From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But always, until it was gone, he returned to the slain pig.
runways
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
second
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
slain
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From this reading But always, until it was gone, he returned to the slain pig.
small
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From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
spent
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
travelling
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
true
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From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his first hunting adventure for a living, and it prevented him from travelling farther, for, true to his instinct, he remained by his kill until it was nearly devoured.
week
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From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A week Jerry spent in the bush, deterred always from penetrating to the mountains by the bushmen who ever guarded the runways.
widely
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From this reading True, he ranged widely about the neighbourhood, finding no other food he could capture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it would have gone hard with him in the matter of food, had he not, on the second day, encountered a lone small pig, evidently lost from its litter.
