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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 Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
all
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
branches
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
catching
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
climbing
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
concealed
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From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
dark
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
day
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
dusk
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
evening
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
face
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
few
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
hollow
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
horse
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
horses
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From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
hound
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From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
hour
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
Hugo
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
Humphrey
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
loose
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
lower
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
moments
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
moon
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
more
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From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
near
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From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
noticed
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
now
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
oak
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
once
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From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
pursued
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
pushed
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
reached
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
return
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From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
reward
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From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
root
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
search
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
set
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
setting
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
shine
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
Skinner's
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
sorely
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
spy
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
stayed
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From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
straggling
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
stumbling
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
sun
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
then
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
tiresome
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From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
tree
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
underbrush
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
vale
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From this reading The return to the little vale was even more tiresome than the journey from it had been.
very
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From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
vine
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
Walter
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From this reading In climbing the tree, after setting Walter Skinner's horse loose, Humphrey had noticed a hollow in one of the lower branches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, although he was once very near the concealed horses and hound, he found nothing to reward him.
way
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From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Till the set of sun and the dusk of the evening the spy pursued the search, now stumbling over a tree root, now catching his foot in a straggling vine, and every now and then sorely struck in the face by the underbrush through which he pushed his way.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No moon would shine for an hour, and it was quite dark when he once more reached the oak in which Hugo and Humphrey had stayed all day, but from which they had a few moments before descended.
