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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 VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
Act
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From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
aware
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
boy's
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
coming
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
companion
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
confident
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
dare
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't let him see you think it.
edge
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
face
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
farther
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
fear
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From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
fishing
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From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
followed
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
grown
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't let him see you think it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
hunting
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From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't let him see you think it.
Jet
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
Jim
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From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
knows
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From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let him see you think it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
man
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
move
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
much
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
only
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
paying
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
prevent
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
purpose
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
see
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From this reading "Don't let him see you think it.
seen
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
shanty
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
sole
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
suspicious
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
talking
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From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
There
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't let him see you think it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
tone
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From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
very
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From this reading The boy's first thought was to edge farther into the shanty, in order to prevent his face from being seen so plainly; but he did not dare make very much of a move lest the man should be aware of his purpose.
VISIT
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From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
wasn't
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From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Act as if we wasn't talking of anything but hunting and fishing.
we're
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From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE VISIT There could be no question but that the man was coming for the sole and only purpose of paying them a visit, and Jet was quite confident he had grown suspicious he and his companion were being followed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
whispered
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From this reading "He knows what we're here for," Jim whispered, in a tone of fear.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't let him see you think it.
