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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 They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
advanced
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
adventures
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
Burmen
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
clearing
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
Codd
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
compelled
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
country
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
days
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
dense
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
despair
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
evening
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
experienced
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
falling
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
far
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
force
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
gigantic
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
hair's-breadth
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
Hayle
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
hope
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
importance
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
impossible
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
journeying
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
jungle
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
Kitwater
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
lay
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
many
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
members
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
more
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
most
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
narrated
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
now
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
obtained
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
once
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
parangs
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
places
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
ponies
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
prey
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From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
retrace
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
rode
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
route
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
ruins
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
search
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
servants
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
shadows
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
slowly
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
small
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
steps
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
sufficient
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From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For many days they had been journeying through the jungle, now the prey of hope, now of despair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
two
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
view
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From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
way
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
well-nigh
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From this reading Their route, for the most part, lay through jungle, in places so dense that it was well-nigh impossible for them to force a way through it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
wiry
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From this reading They rode upon the small wiry ponies of the country, their servants clearing a way before them with their _parangs_ as they advanced.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shadows of evening were slowly falling as the little party of which Kitwater, Codd, and Hayle, with two Burmen servants, were members, obtained their first view of the gigantic ruins of which they had come so far in search.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They had experienced adventures by the score, though none of them were of sufficient importance to be narrated here, and more than once they had come within a hair's-breadth of being compelled to retrace their steps.
