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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 The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
all
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
arms
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
back
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
bare
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
better
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
camp
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
complainings
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”
death
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
dirt
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From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”
down
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
earth
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
eat
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From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”
empty
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
end
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
fatigue
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
fears
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
finally
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
got
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
hungry
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From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am hungry; I am so hungry that I could eat dirt!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
lay
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
like
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
logs
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
men
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
moonless
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
mouth
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
naked
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
notwithstanding
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
outstretched
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
range
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
reigned
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
side
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
sky
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From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
sleep
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
stilled
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
stomachs
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
there
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From this reading The bustle of the camp was stilled, and all along the naked range, from end to end, there reigned a silence as of death.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
thrown
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From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On every side, meantime, the men, notwithstanding the complainings of their empty stomachs, had thrown themselves down to sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their fatigue was so great that it finally got the better of their fears and struck them down upon the bare earth, where they lay on their back, with open mouth and arms outstretched, like logs beneath the moonless sky.
