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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 We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
advanced
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
ahead
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
amazement
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From this reading Involuntarily a cry of amazement escaped me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
astonishment
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
black
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
carefully
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
cautiously
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
companion
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
cries
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
cry
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From this reading Involuntarily a cry of amazement escaped me.
depression
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
eagerly
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
edge
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
ended
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
escaped
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From this reading Involuntarily a cry of amazement escaped me.
eyes
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
feet
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
FIRE
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From this reading WORDS OF FIRE.
followed
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
following
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
footprints
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
front
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
gained
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
halted
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
immediately
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
Involuntarily
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From this reading Involuntarily a cry of amazement escaped me.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
man
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Involuntarily a cry of amazement escaped me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
narrow
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WORDS OF FIRE.
Omar
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
Owing
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
path
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
RAISING
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
reached
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
set
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
shallow
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
spot
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
straight
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
view
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From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
warning
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From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We had come to the edge of what seemed a shallow depression, and already Omar had disappeared from view, followed cautiously by those immediately behind him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
whereon
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From this reading RAISING our eyes from the straight narrow path whereon we set our feet in the footprints of those before us, we halted and looked eagerly ahead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Owing to the cries of warning and astonishment from each man who reached the edge, I advanced, carefully following my black companion in front until I at length gained the spot where the path ended.
WORDS
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From this reading WORDS OF FIRE.
