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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 Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
best
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
bit
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From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
branches
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From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
breasted
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From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
brush
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From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
buccaneersnounUS /buccaneers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain,” said I, “Trelawney is the dead shot.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
cracking
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From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain,” said I, “Trelawney is the dead shot.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
earnest
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From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
footfalls
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From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
Give
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From this reading Give him your gun; his own is useless.”
gun
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From this reading Give him your gun; his own is useless.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give him your gun; his own is useless.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Give him your gun; his own is useless.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Captain,” said I, “Trelawney is the dead shot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
made
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
nearer
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
now
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
own
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From this reading Give him your gun; his own is useless.”
priming
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From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
ran
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From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
rang
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
said
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From this reading “Captain,” said I, “Trelawney is the dead shot.
see
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From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
shot
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From this reading “Captain,” said I, “Trelawney is the dead shot.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
Soon
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From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
speed
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
strip
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading Soon we could hear their footfalls as they ran and the cracking of the branches as they breasted across a bit of thicket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
Trelawney
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From this reading “Captain,” said I, “Trelawney is the dead shot.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
useless
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From this reading Give him your gun; his own is useless.”
voices
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
wood
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From this reading We made our best speed across the strip of wood that now divided us from the stockade, and at every step we took the voices of the buccaneers rang nearer.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give him your gun; his own is useless.”
