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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 They came to a small stream at midday.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
allowed
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From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
Arrow
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From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They came to a small stream at midday.
bank
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From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
Bent
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From this reading “This will help heal your wound,” he told Bent Arrow.
came
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From this reading They came to a small stream at midday.
drank
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From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
dug
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From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
Flying
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From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
graze
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From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
handful
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From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
heal
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From this reading “This will help heal your wound,” he told Bent Arrow.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This will help heal your wound,” he told Bent Arrow.
holding
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From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
horses
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From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
midday
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From this reading They came to a small stream at midday.
mud
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From this reading Flying Arrow again dug into the mud along the bank.
odd-colored
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From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
small
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From this reading They came to a small stream at midday.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
stream
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From this reading They came to a small stream at midday.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
then
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From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came to a small stream at midday.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They came to a small stream at midday.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This will help heal your wound,” he told Bent Arrow.
up
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From this reading This time he stood up, holding a handful of odd-colored mud.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses drank and then were allowed to graze.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “This will help heal your wound,” he told Bent Arrow.
wound
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From this reading “This will help heal your wound,” he told Bent Arrow.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This will help heal your wound,” he told Bent Arrow.