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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
arms
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
boys
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
canoe
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
cautiously
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
cover
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
DANGER
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From this reading DANGER.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
down
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
Elwood
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From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
fired
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From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
generally
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
gesticulating
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
guns
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From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
hundred
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
Indians
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
landed
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
leisurely
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
movements
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
O'Rooney
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
out
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
particular
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
peered
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
position
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
quest
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
rested
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
river
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
seen
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
Sensible
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
shore
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
sight
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
surface
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
Three
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
Tim
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
two
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
walked
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
watched
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
water
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
whispered
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From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Those must be the three who fired the guns," whispered Elwood.
whole
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From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three Indians walked leisurely down to the shore of the river, as though in quest of nothing particular, and stood gesticulating as they generally do with their whole arms.
withdrew
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From this reading Sensible of their danger, the boys at first sight of them withdrew into cover, from which they cautiously peered out and watched their movements.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
yards
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From this reading They were about two hundred yards above the point where Tim O'Rooney landed, but their position was such that the canoe might have rested on the surface of the water without being seen.
