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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 KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
Asgar
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From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
basin
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
carcass
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
cave
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
cliff
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
cracks
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
crag
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
crevice
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
cut
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
eating
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From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
entrance
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
face
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
feeding
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
feet
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
filled
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
flames
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
flesh
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
flickered
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
footway
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
formed
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
further
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
goat
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From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
gorge
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
habitation
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
hand
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
holes
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
hot
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
hundred
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
killed
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From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
knives
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
KROTOX
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From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
lake
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
made
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
narrow
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
partly
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
path
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
place
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
platform
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
ran
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
red
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
river
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
rocky
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
several
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
sharp
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
side
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From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
skinned
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
squatted
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
steps
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
stone
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
strips
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From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
toasted
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
up
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From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading KROTOX and Asgar had killed a goat and were eating it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These they toasted over the red flames that flickered up from a crevice in the rocky platform which was their feeding place.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Their cave was half-way up the side of a crag, at whose foot, several hundred feet below, ran a hot river from the lake that filled the basin further up the gorge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They squatted at the entrance of their habitation, with the skinned carcass between them, and cut strips of flesh from it with their sharp stone knives.
zigzag
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From this reading The path to the cave was a narrow footway formed partly by zigzag cracks in the face of the cliff, and partly of steps or holes made by hand.
