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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 "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We struggled on together for about half-an-hour.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
becoming
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
Berbers
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
cannot
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
cartridges
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
distance
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
end
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
far
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
farther
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
felt
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We struggled on together for about half-an-hour.
Giulia
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
go
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
God
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From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
gone
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
ground
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
half-an-hour
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From this reading We struggled on together for about half-an-hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
lifted
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
limbs
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
lower
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
Mac
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
much
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
numbed
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
off
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We struggled on together for about half-an-hour.
out
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
pain
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
peace
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From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
placed
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
possible
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
put
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
rifle
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From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
saddle
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
said
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
struggled
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From this reading We struggled on together for about half-an-hour.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
tenderly
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
Then
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From this reading Then Mac said that he could go no farther, and Giulia and I lifted him out of the saddle and placed him tenderly on the ground.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
together
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From this reading We struggled on together for about half-an-hour.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
very
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From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We struggled on together for about half-an-hour.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I asked him if he were in much pain; he said that he felt very little, but that his lower limbs were becoming numbed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Do not think of us," I replied, "think of yourself; you have but a short time to make your peace with God."
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "The end cannot be far off," he went on, "and, when I am gone, take my rifle and cartridges, and put as great a distance as possible between yourselves and the Berbers."
