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Thakur-Na: A Terran Empire Story
Thakur-Na: A Terran Empire Story

Chapter I

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| | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.
She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.
Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.
They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Thakur-Na: A Terran Empire Story

Chapter I

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She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.
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Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.
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They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “| | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “| | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.”

Track noun US /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading “| | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “+------------------------------------------------------+ | This work is licenced under a Creative Commons | | Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 | | Licence.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.”

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3.0

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

Attribution-Non-Commercial-No

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back

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From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

balik

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

bare

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

by-nc-nd

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

cans

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From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

chosen

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

clearing

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

cold-cans

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

Commons

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Creative

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From this reading +------------------------------------------------------+ | This work is licenced under a Creative Commons | | Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 | | Licence.

creativecommons

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

Dana

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

Dana's

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

decent

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

Derivative

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

drinking

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

dug

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

eating

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

empty

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From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

excitement

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

finally

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

food

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

fortified

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

frowning

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From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

going

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

gotten

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

hadn't

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

hiking

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

hot-cans

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

http

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

hundred

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

hunger

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading +------------------------------------------------------+ | This work is licenced under a Creative Commons | | Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 | | Licence.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

Jason

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

Licence

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From this reading +------------------------------------------------------+ | This work is licenced under a Creative Commons | | Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 | | Licence.

licenced

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From this reading +------------------------------------------------------+ | This work is licenced under a Creative Commons | | Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 | | Licence.

licenses

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

looking

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From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

lord

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

made

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

meters

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

midafternoon

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

milk

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

org

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

out

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

overcame

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

pack

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

packs

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From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

predator

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

preferred

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

putting

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From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

realized

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

rocks

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

Sandeman

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

sat

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

seating

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

small

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

term

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

thakur

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

tracknounUS /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

trail

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From this reading Jason dug hot-cans of trail food out of his hiking pack, Dana did the same with cold-cans of fortified milk, and they sat eating and drinking in silence.

trying

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From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

two

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

wasn't

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading They were putting the empty cans back in their packs when Dana began looking around, frowning.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ It was midafternoon before Dana's hunger overcame her excitement at being on Sandeman, hiking with her chosen lord--her thakur, in the Sandeman term she preferred--and trying to track a balik.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

wolflike

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From this reading She hadn't gotten within two hundred meters of the wolflike predator, and had finally realized she wasn't going to, so the two found a small clearing with bare rocks which made decent seating.

work

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Works

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