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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 ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
agonized
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From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
any
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From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
arms
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From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he reached them the man saw the hopeless obstruction, and wheeled his horses.
BEACH
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
Breathing
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From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
burden
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From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
chapter
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chosen
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Christine
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From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
Dennis
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
described
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
driven
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
driver
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
escape
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From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
express-wagon
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
furiously
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
happily
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From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
heaven
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From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
heavy
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From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
helpless
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
hopeless
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
horses
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From this reading As he reached them the man saw the hopeless obstruction, and wheeled his horses.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
Just
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
man
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From this reading As he reached them the man saw the hopeless obstruction, and wheeled his horses.
obstruction
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From this reading As he reached them the man saw the hopeless obstruction, and wheeled his horses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
out
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
path
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
peril
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
possibility
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From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
prayer
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From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
reached
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From this reading As he reached them the man saw the hopeless obstruction, and wheeled his horses.
rested
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From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
saw
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From this reading As he reached them the man saw the hopeless obstruction, and wheeled his horses.
second
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
seeking
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
situation
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
supreme
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From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BEACH In the situation of supreme peril described in the last chapter, Dennis stood a second helpless and hopeless.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
then
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Breathing an agonized prayer to heaven, he looked around for any possibility of escape.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
unconscious
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From this reading Christine rested a heavy burden in his arms, happily unconscious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
way
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From this reading Just then an express-wagon was driven furiously toward them, its driver seeking his way out by the same path that Dennis had chosen.
wheeled
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From this reading As he reached them the man saw the hopeless obstruction, and wheeled his horses.
