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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 Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
baboons
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
back
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
bed
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
camped
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
cave
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
changed
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
cliff
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
day
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
fetch
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
following
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
ground
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
hanging
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
home
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
homewards
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From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
hottest
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
kind
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
kraals
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
ladder
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
made
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
matter
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
men
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
miasmatic
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
mist
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
moved
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
night
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
opinion
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
place
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
places
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
practical
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From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
previous
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
reached
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
rock-bound
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
said
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
saw
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
sent
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
sleep
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
some
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
soon
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From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
started
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From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
Stella
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
sunrise
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
surface
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
thorn-tree
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
too
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
Tota
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
troubled
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
up
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From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
valley
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
veil
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From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
waiting
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From this reading I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch a ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for us beneath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
weary
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From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both Stella and Tota were too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons’ home, but were troubled by no baboons.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when at sunrise on the following morning I saw a veil of miasmatic mist hanging over the surface of the ground, I changed my opinion.
worse
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From this reading However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practical we started homewards.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said the place terrified her, so I made her up a kind of bed under a thorn-tree.
