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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 HALT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
all
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
animals
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
boys
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
canoes
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
clamor
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
ear-splitting
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
edge
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
enraged
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
expected
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
expression
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
face
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
followed
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
furious
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
further
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
grew
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
growing
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
HALT
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From this reading A HALT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
indeed
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
indifferent
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
inquiringly
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
jump
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
just
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
light
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
loss
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
more
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
out
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
Pah
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
prey
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
rapacious
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
regarding
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
river
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
saw
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
shoved
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
stolid
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
stream
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
swim
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
there
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
troublesome
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
two
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From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
Utah
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
very
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.
water
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From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At one time, indeed, it looked us though they were about to jump into the water and swim out to them; and both the boys looked inquiringly at the face of the Pah Utah.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
withdrew
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From this reading The stolid, indifferent expression that they there saw relieved them, and they withdrew all further thought regarding the troublesome animals.
wolverines
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From this reading The rapacious wolverines, enraged at the loss of their expected prey, followed them to the very edge of the stream, where their ear-splitting clamor grew more furious than ever.
