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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 CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
alarmed
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
any
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her inquiringly.
aware
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
back
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
bearing
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
became
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
blanket
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
camp
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
CANOE
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
ceased
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
clear
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
COMES
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
completed
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
cup
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
easy
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
entered
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
feel
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
few
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
girl's
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
GOES
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
gone
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
hand
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
head
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
heard
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
Hubert
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
indicating
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
inquiringly
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From this reading He looked at her inquiringly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
knew
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her inquiringly.
lose
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
Lying
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
minutes
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
movements
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
pillowed
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
presence
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From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
rolled-up
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
smiled
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
snapping
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
sound
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
Stane
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From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
stick
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
tent
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CANOE COMES AND GOES Lying on his back, his head pillowed on a rolled-up blanket, Hubert Stane became aware that the sound of the girl's movements had ceased.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
tin
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
unused
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
waited
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From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He smiled with relief and waited for her appearance, but a few minutes passed before she entered the tent, bearing in her hand a tin cup.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered where she had gone to, for it seemed clear to him that she had left the camp, and as the time passed without any sound indicating her presence he began to feel alarmed.
woods
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From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was unused to the woods, it would be easy for her to lose herself and if she did---- Before the thought was completed he heard the sound of a snapping stick, and knew that she had returned.
