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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 Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
any
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
Beasts
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
Becomes
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
bigger
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
bogs
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
carefully
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
china
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
climbing
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
country
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
covered
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
declared
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From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
delightful
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From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
difficult
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
disagreeable
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
down
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
entered
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
falling
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
forest
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
full
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
got
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
grass
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
ground
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
hid
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
holes
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
joy
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From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
King
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
LionnounUS /ˈlaɪən/
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
looking
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From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
marshes
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
muddy
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
older
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
perfectly
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From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
picking
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
rank
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
reached
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
safely
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
seen
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
sight
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
solid
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
tall
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
thick
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This forest is perfectly delightful,” declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
tiresome
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
travelers
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
trees
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
underbrush
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
walk
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From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
wall
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From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
way
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From this reading However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
wilder
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From this reading But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight.
