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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 ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
Albany
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From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
building
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
chances
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
circle
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
conflict
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
continue
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
country
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
darkness
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
distance
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
distinctly
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
dozen
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From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
engaged
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From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
familiar
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
firing
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From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
forced
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
gained
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
get
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From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
hand
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From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
Harvey
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
heard
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
hours
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
house
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
Jet
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
journeyed
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From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
Judging
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From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
keeping
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
losing
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
men
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From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
necessary
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From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
noise
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From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
now
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
previously
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From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
probably
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From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
ran
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
row
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From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
said
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From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
say
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From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
section
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From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
sounds
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From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
taking
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From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To do this he was forced to make a half circle around the building, and as he ran, keeping at about the same distance from the house as he and Harvey had gained, the sounds of the conflict could be distinctly heard.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
traveling
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
way
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Judging from the noise, one would say at least half a dozen men were engaged, and Jet said to himself:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
windows
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From this reading "The men from Albany are taking a hand in the row, probably firing from the windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
woods
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From this reading It was necessary, therefore, or at least he thought so, to get into that section of the woods over which he had previously journeyed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER Jet was now traveling over a country with which he was not familiar, and to continue on would be to take great chances of losing his way, at least during the hours of darkness.
