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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 About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
alarm
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
almost
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
animal
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
antelope
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
ate
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
beautiful
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
breaking
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
bring
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From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
dark
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
edge
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From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
END
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
expression
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
eyes
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
fast
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
fearful
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
feet
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
fifty
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
fixed
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
hours
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
hundred
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
I've
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
jintleman
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
jist
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
kape
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
learned
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
more
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From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
neck
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
objection
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
once
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
outstretched
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
perpendicularly
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
pops
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
projecting
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From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
rock
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From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
SEARCH
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
small
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
stomach
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
Tim
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
timid
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
twenty-four
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
upward
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
very
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From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
wants
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
We've
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
whispered
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From this reading "It is jist the jintleman we wants," whispered Tim, fearful that he would alarm the timid animal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
wondering
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty feet above them, almost perpendicularly upward, stood an antelope, its small neck outstretched, and its dark, beautiful eyes fixed upon them with a wondering expression.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was on the very edge of a projecting rock where one step more would bring it over.
yez
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From this reading "We've ate but once in twenty-four hours, and I've jist learned from me stomach that it would have no objection to breaking the same fast; so do yez jist kape still till I pops him over."
