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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 A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
able
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From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
any
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
ascertaining
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
away
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
bank
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
best
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
bird's-eye
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From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
BRAVE
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
bring
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
camp
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
captors
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
chain
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From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
climbed
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
country
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
day
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
few
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
flow
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
high
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
hill
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
Hubert
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
indication
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
joined
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
lakes
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From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
lay
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From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
learn
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From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
lying
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From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
made
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
mile
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
miles
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
more
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From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
only
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
portage
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
position
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
RESCUE
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
river
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
shift
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From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
small
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From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
spent
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
Stane
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
stock
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
strange
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
Then
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From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
There
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From this reading There was more than one river in view, and a chain of small lakes lay between one of them and the river where he had been left by his captors.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
view
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From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
whereabouts
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From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A BRAVE RESCUE When Hubert Stane took stock of his position, after his captors had left him, he found himself in a country which was strange to him, and spent the best part of a day in ascertaining his whereabouts.
wide
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From this reading The flow of the wide river where the camp had been pitched told him nothing, and it was only after he had climbed a high hill a mile and a half away from the river that he began to have any indication of his whereabouts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with the country lying before him in a bird's-eye view he was able to learn his position.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From the last of those lakes a long portage, such as had been made on the last day but one of the journey, would bring them to a river which a few miles away joined the river on the bank of which he had been left to shift for himself.
