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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 THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
arrived
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
ashore
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
beach
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
BOAT
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
bottom
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
boxes
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
camels
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
cargo
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
clothes
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
crusted
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
dark-skinned
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
dispute
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
dried
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
easy
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
few
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
guns
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
hold
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
hot
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
Kit
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
laboured
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From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
landed
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
launch
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
lay
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
loaded
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
men
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From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
muscles
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
off
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
RETREAT
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
roaring
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
rock
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
run
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
sailors
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From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
salt
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
sand
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
skin
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
smarting
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
sore
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
stiff
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From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
surf
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From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
swamped
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From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
up
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From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
very
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
wady
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
waists
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From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
water
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From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
