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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 What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
all
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
astounded
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From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
Babs
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From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
boulders
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
caves
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
Combat
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From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
crags
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
crater-holes
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
desert
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From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
different
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
directions
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
distance
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
feet
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
following
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From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
four
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
ground
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
humans
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
idea
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From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
insect-size
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
littered
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
metal
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From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
pitted
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
pock-marked
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
Polter
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From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
reach
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
ridged
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From this reading The ground was littered with crags and boulders; was ridged and pitted, pock-marked, with tiny crater-holes and caves.
rock-strewn
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From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
saw
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
scampering
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
scrambled
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
Size
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From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
surprise
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From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
taken
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From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could have had no idea that anyone was following him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
thought
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From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
tiny
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From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
two
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From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
wholly
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From this reading _The Combat of Size_ The astounded Polter was taken wholly by surprise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought he was alone with the tiny Babs in this rock-strewn metal desert.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What he saw as he scrambled to his feet were four insect-size humans, two of them at a distance, and two within reach of him, and all of them scampering in different directions.
