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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 Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
able
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
all
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
any
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
astonishing
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
attacking
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
away
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
backed
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
BOARD
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
BOSE
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
boys
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
cleared
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
coffee
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From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
cooked
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
crackers
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
cups
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From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
curiosity
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
food
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
friendliness
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
further
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
girls
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
gobbled
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
ground
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
ham
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
heads
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
how
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
intelligible
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
knew
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
longer
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
low
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
Max
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
meant
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
men
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
natural
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
noticed
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
pannikins
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
PAYS
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
placed
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
potatoes
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
professions
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
quickly
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
restrain
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
savagely
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
scalding
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From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
see
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
seen
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
set
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
shelter
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
simply
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
spare
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
supper
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
swallowed
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From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
taking
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
talk
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
then
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From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
thrust
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
trust
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
two
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From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
unable
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From this reading The girls, unable to longer restrain their natural curiosity, had thrust their heads from the shelter to see what it all meant; and the men must have seen them, though they were savagely attacking the food that had been placed before them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
well
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From this reading It was astonishing how quickly they cleared their pannikins of the cooked ham and potatoes, as well as gobbled what crackers Max had been able to spare.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BOSE PAYS FOR HIS BOARD When he had set the supper on the ground, and then backed away, Max was simply taking precautions.
wink
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From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Each swallowed two cups of scalding coffee without a wink.
words
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From this reading Doubtless the men noticed what he did, and knew from this that he did not trust their professions of friendliness; for they exchanged further talk in low words that were not intelligible to any of the boys.
