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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 One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
back
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From this reading I turned and looked back.
beast
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From this reading "What sort of beast is that?"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
birds
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
border
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From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
canter
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
company
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
condescended
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
country
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From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
degree
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
Falkner
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
few
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
glance
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
got
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From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
horses
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
inhabited
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From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What sort of beast is that?"
just
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I turned and looked back.
nearing
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From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
now
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From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
off
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
overtake
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
own
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
pot
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
presumably
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
put
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
relax
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
said
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
shoot
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
shoulder
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
some
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
sort
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From this reading "What sort of beast is that?"
sparsely
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From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
sulks
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What sort of beast is that?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
threw
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
tired
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
turned
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From this reading I turned and looked back.
waggons
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From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
way
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From this reading One afternoon Falkner and I had struck off from the track a little to shoot a few birds for the pot--by the way Falkner had in some degree condescended to relax his sulks, being presumably tired of his own company.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had got into sparsely inhabited country now, and were nearing the border.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sort of beast is that?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had rejoined the track and had just put our horses into a canter to overtake the waggons when Falkner threw a glance over his shoulder and said:
