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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 The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
Allee
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From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
allowed
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From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
back
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
bamboo
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
banks
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
blaze
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
boat
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
bottom
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From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
bullets
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
bushes
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
Cease
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From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
checked
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From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
Ching
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From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
cracking
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
crouched
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From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
cutting
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
dleadful
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From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
enemy
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From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
fire
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
firing
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From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
get
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
glad
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
go
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From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
held
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
hit
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From this reading "You tinkee hit Ching?"
hounds
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
hundred
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From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
instant
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
leash
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
like
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
magic
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
men
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
movement
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
Mr
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From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
only
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
orders
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
Reardon
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From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
rustling
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
shot
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From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
sides
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
slowly
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From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
then
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From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
there
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
thick
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
tinkee
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From this reading "You tinkee hit Ching?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
too
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
trees
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
tufts
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
undergrowth
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
velly
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From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
wasted
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From this reading "Cease firing!" cried Mr Reardon; and then, as if to himself, "Every shot is wasted."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
whispered
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From this reading "Allee velly dleadful," whispered Ching to me, as he crouched in the bottom of the boat.
whistling
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From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men, who had been like hounds held back by the leash, were only too glad to get their orders; and in an instant there was quite a blaze of fire from both sides of the boat, the bullets cutting and whistling through the thick trees and undergrowth; and the movement on the banks, with the cracking and rustling of the bushes and tufts of bamboo, stopped as if by magic.
yards
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From this reading I did not think so, for it had checked the enemy, who allowed us to go on slowly another hundred yards or so.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tinkee hit Ching?"
