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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
answer
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From this reading There was no answer, no one in sight.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
call
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
calling
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
certainly
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
cries
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
deaf
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
distinctly
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From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
heard
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
heart-rending
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
high
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
hurried
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From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
intervals
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From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
leading
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
listen
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From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
lungs
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
maddening
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From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer, no one in sight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no answer, no one in sight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
peaks
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
person
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From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
pursuing
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
reached
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
shouting
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From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
sight
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From this reading There was no answer, no one in sight.
slope
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
southward
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
spot
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
steep
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
stopping
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From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
strange
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From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
stupid
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
There
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From this reading There was no answer, no one in sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
top
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
upward
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From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
valley
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From this reading I hurried across the valley, shouting at intervals, stopping to listen and to look for the person in distress.
very
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer, no one in sight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As I reached the steep slope, leading upward to the high peaks, I heard terrified, heart-rending cries, southward, toward the spot from which the first call had come.
yelling
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From this reading He was certainly deaf or very stupid, for he continued calling for help, when help was pursuing him and yelling at the top of its lungs.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was strange, and maddening, that I could hear him so distinctly, yet he could not hear me.
