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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 This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
abandon
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
any
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
away
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
became
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
berries
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
best
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
chase
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
clever
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
climbed
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
clubs
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
dragged
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
esteem
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
fat
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
feet
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
fish
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
flint
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
flinty
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
FOOTnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
Forced
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
gave
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
held
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
hid
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
hill
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
hillside
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
how
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
hunter
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
invented
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From this reading He invented the spear.
invention
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
knives
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
land
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
lived
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
luck
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
made
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
MAN
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
meat
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
mighty
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
nuts
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
off
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
once
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
record
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
return
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
rolled
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
shop
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
smashed
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
spear
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From this reading He invented the spear.
started
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
stone
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From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
studied
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
there
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From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
tribe
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From this reading In return for his work, the tribe gave him fish and meat, nuts and berries, so that he lived on the fat of the land and was held in great esteem.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Forced to abandon the chase, he studied how best to work in flint, and became in time so clever that he made the best knives and clubs of which there was any record.
work
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From this reading NO MAN AND NO FOOT And so he hid away his secret invention and started off to the flinty hillside where No Foot had his work shop.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This No Foot had once been a mighty hunter, but as luck would have it a great stone had rolled upon him as he climbed a hill and smashed one of his feet so that it dragged after him.
