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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 He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
abruptly
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
alighting
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
band
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
bottom
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
Brandon
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
broad
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
comfortably
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
difficulty
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
down
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
dozen
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From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
earth
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
edge
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
Elwood
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
fallen
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
feet
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From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
gone
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From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
gradually
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
gravel
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
hold
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
increased
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
lay
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
ledge
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From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
light
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
moment
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
more
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From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
now
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
off
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
only
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
path
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
placed
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
position
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
projection
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
ran
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
ravine
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
rifle
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
saw
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
sloped
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From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
soon
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From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
sufficient
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
walked
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
WANDERINGS
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From this reading WANDERINGS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The light increased each moment, and Elwood Brandon soon saw the position in which he was placed.
width
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From this reading He had walked along the path and fallen abruptly off, alighting on a projection that ran along the edge of the ravine, and was of sufficient width to only comfortably hold him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Indeed, his rifle had done this, and now lay on this broad band of earth and gravel, which here sloped so gradually down to the bottom of the ravine that it could be descended without difficulty.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
yard
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From this reading Had he gone a yard forward he would have fallen over to another ledge, although this was not more than a dozen feet below.
