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all
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
almost
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From this reading Its place in the natural world is almost as lonely as that of the giraffe.
American
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From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
animals
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From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
antelope
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
antelopes
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
apart
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
characteristic
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From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
distinctive
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From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
game
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From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
giraffe
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From this reading Its place in the natural world is almost as lonely as that of the giraffe.
hollow-horned
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
horn
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
horned
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
horns
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its place in the natural world is almost as lonely as that of the giraffe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Zoologically speaking, its position is unique.
lonely
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From this reading Its place in the natural world is almost as lonely as that of the giraffe.
most
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From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
natural
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From this reading Its place in the natural world is almost as lonely as that of the giraffe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
Old
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
only
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
other
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
place
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From this reading Its place in the natural world is almost as lonely as that of the giraffe.
position
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From this reading Zoologically speaking, its position is unique.
prairies
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
prongbuck
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From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
rather
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
represent
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
ruminant
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
sheaths
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
sheds
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From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
speak
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
speaking
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From this reading Zoologically speaking, its position is unique.
stands
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Its place in the natural world is almost as lonely as that of the giraffe.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prongbuck is the most characteristic and distinctive of American game animals.
unique
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From this reading Zoologically speaking, its position is unique.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the only hollow-horned ruminant which sheds its horns, or rather the horn sheaths.
World
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From this reading We speak of it as an antelope, and it does of course represent on our prairies the antelopes of the Old World; but it stands apart from all other horned animals.
Zoologically
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From this reading Zoologically speaking, its position is unique.
