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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 hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
appreciating
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From this reading Then, appreciating the necessity of haste, he quickened his footsteps.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
BACK
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From this reading BACK TO CAMP.
boys
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
breadth
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
CAMP
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From this reading BACK TO CAMP.
concealed
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
cousin
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
feet
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
flourish
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
footsteps
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From this reading Then, appreciating the necessity of haste, he quickened his footsteps.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
gave
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
glancing
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
greater
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
haste
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From this reading Then, appreciating the necessity of haste, he quickened his footsteps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
height
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
hill
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
hills
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
Howard
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
hundred
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
immediately
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
intervening
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
less
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
like
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
main
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
mile
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
much
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
necessity
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From this reading Then, appreciating the necessity of haste, he quickened his footsteps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
offshoot
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
out
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
pass
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
peak
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
proposed
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
quarter
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
quickened
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From this reading Then, appreciating the necessity of haste, he quickened his footsteps.
ridge
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
rose
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
set
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
several
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From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
sharp
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
slightly
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
slowly
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
suspected
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From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
Then
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From this reading Then, appreciating the necessity of haste, he quickened his footsteps.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO CAMP.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
view
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
walked
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It rose like a peak to the height of several hundred feet, as if it were an offshoot from the main ridge of hills, left to flourish by itself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hill which the boys proposed to pass around was about a quarter of a mile in length and but slightly less in breadth--much greater than either of them suspected when they set out.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
wood
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From this reading Howard walked slowly along, after glancing back at his cousin until the intervening wood concealed him from view, when he gave a short, sharp whistle, which was immediately answered.
