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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 back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
aspens
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
back
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
bank
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
bar
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
bed
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From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
bowlders
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From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
boy
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From this reading On the way he passed a boy fishing and nodded a greeting to him.
creek
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
crossed
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From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
edge
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From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
faced
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
filled
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From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
fishing
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From this reading On the way he passed a boy fishing and nodded a greeting to him.
fixed
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
followed
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From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
Fraser
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
fugitive
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
greeting
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From this reading On the way he passed a boy fishing and nodded a greeting to him.
grove
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the way he passed a boy fishing and nodded a greeting to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
hundred
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From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
iron
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
jail
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
led
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From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
lower
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
masonry
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
mountain
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From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way he passed a boy fishing and nodded a greeting to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
one-twenty
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way he passed a boy fishing and nodded a greeting to him.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
pushed
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
ran
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
river
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From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
slipped
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
stream
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From this reading He descended to the creek edge and crossed the mountain stream on bowlders which filled its bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
trail
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From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
up
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From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
way
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From this reading The back of the jail faced on the bank of a creek; and into the aspens, which ran along it at this point in a little grove, the fugitive pushed his way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
window
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From this reading It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
yards
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From this reading From here he followed the trail for a hundred yards that led up the little river.
