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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 In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
afraid
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
afterwards
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all
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
always
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
any
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
avoided
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
baboon's
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
baboons
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
Babyan's
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From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
beast
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
bitten
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
brutes
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From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
claws
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
count
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From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
day
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
escaped
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
few
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
fight
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
HAPPENED
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
How
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From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
killed
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
knew
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From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
like
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
lives
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From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
lost
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
low
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From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
many
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From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
men
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
more
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
number
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From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
Peak
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From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
seven
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
several
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
severely
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
some
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
STELLA
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
stock
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From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
teeth
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From that day to this, however, I have always avoided baboons, feeling more afraid of them than any beast that lives.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
tokens
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
vast
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From this reading How many of the brutes we killed I never knew, because we did not count, but it was a vast number.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO STELLA The fight was over.
whereby
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From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In all we had lost seven men killed, and several more severely bitten, while but few had escaped without some tokens whereby he might remember what a baboon’s teeth and claws are like.
years
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From this reading I should think that the stock must have been low about Babyan’s Peak for many years afterwards.
