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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 Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
bank
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
birds
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
breath
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
completely
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From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
consider
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From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
convulsed
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
courage
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From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
dare
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From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
elude
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From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
endured
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From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
faces
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
fear
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
fighting
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
gasping
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
gives
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From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
go
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
grass
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
grim
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
hearts
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
hope
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From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
how
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From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
instant
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From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
lay
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
more
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
overthrown
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From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
pair
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
pressed
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
pursuit
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From this reading Not for an instant dare they consider how long they might hope to elude pursuit.
renew
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From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
river
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
sense
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
SHUDDERING
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
side
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From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
snare
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
soon
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From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
terrors
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From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
there
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
thus
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From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a nightmare of terrors as they had endured had for a time overthrown them both completely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
veins
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From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
very
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From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SHUDDERING with fear and gasping for breath, they lay side by side, their convulsed faces pressed into the grass.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, as thus they lay in the grass by the bank of the river, fighting for the strength to go on, there was a grim sense already in each of their hearts that they were no more than a pair of birds in a snare.
youth
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From this reading But in their veins was youth, and very soon the courage it gives began to renew them.
