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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 distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
alive
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
approaches
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From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
back
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
bidding
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
brief
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
closely
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From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
distance
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
feet
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
flight
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From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
following
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From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
Fred
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
friends
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
Godfrey
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
good-bye
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
grass
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
grow
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
guarding
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From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
halted
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
hasty
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
impossible
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From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
listened
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
making
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
minutes
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
more
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
most
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
opportunities
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From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
place
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
really
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From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
seems
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From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
sheltered
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
situation
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From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
slight
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From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can it be that they really know nothing of our flight?" he asked himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
truth
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From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems impossible that, after following us and guarding the approaches so closely, such can be the truth."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, Fred Godfrey was making the most of his opportunities, and the grass did not grow under his feet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one could have been more alive to the situation than he, who halted directly under the place that had sheltered him and his friends for a brief while, and looked and listened.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The distance passed over by himself and friends was so slight, that he was back beneath the cavern within a couple of minutes after bidding them such a hasty good-bye.
