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absolutely
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
Bochjesmen
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
bows
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
caravan
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
ceremoniously
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
Colonel
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
days
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
departure
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
eve
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
Everest
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
favourable
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
flowing
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
fresh
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
intersected
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
karree-hout
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
kraal
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
labours
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
leave
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
Matthew
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
measured
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
met
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
northward
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
other
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
RAPID
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From this reading THE RAPID.
route
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
rows
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
sojourn
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
strangers
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
streams
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
Strux
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From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
taken
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From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
ten
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAPID.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During their sojourn by the kraal, Colonel Everest and Matthew Strux had been absolutely strangers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the eve of their departure for their divided labours, they had ceremoniously taken leave one of the other, and had not since met.
triangles
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
two
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
vast
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
verdant
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
weather
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From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The caravan continued its northward route, and the weather being favourable, during the next ten days two fresh triangles were measured.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
willow-like
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From this reading The vast verdant wilderness was intersected by streams flowing between rows of the willow-like "karree-hout," from which the Bochjesmen make their bows.
