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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 I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
all
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
ants
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
arms
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
Black
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From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
broad
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
came
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From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
charger
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From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
chase
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
company
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
covering
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
daughter
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
deer
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
Down
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From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
earth
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
enemy
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
face
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
fern
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
flowers
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
forester's
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
forlorn
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From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
green
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
home
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
hoofs
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From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
hope
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From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
Lamoral
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From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
leading
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From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
lived
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
mad
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From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
oaks
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
old
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
sheltering
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
stretched
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
then
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
thick
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
thundering
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From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
turned
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
walking
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From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a time I was dead; then I lived again, and was walking with the forester's daughter in the green chase at home.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down came Black Lamoral, and the hoofs of every mad charger went over me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I AND Black Lamoral were leading a forlorn hope.
wild
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all my old company behind us, we were thundering upon an enemy as thick as ants, covering the face of the earth.
young
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From this reading The oaks stretched broad sheltering arms above the young fern and the little wild flowers, and the deer turned and looked at us.
