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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 He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
all
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From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
animal
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
borne
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
bravely
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
comparative
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From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
considerable
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
continue
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
country
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
death
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
devastated
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
distance
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
Emir's
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
exclaimed
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From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
faltering
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From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
get
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From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
God
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From this reading “God will protect our sacred Russia.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
Heaven
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From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
how
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
invasion
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
met
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
MICHAEL
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From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
Now
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “God will protect our sacred Russia.”
overrun
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
place
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
protect
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From this reading “God will protect our sacred Russia.”
provisions
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
reach
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
reply
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From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
river
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
Russia
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From this reading “God will protect our sacred Russia.”
sacred
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From this reading “God will protect our sacred Russia.”
safety
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From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
scouts
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
situation
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From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
striving
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From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
there
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From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MICHAEL was in comparative safety, though his situation was still terrible.
waters
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From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now that the faithful animal who had so bravely borne him had met his death in the waters of the river, how was he to continue his journey?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “By Heaven, I will get there!” he exclaimed, in reply to all the reasons for faltering.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was on foot, without provisions, in a country devastated by the invasion, overrun by the Emir’s scouts, and still at a considerable distance from the place he was striving to reach.
