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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 AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
almost
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
Bomba
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
brush
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
came
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
ENEMY
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
feet
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
flash
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
fleetness
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From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
foot
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From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
forcing
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
GRIPS
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
guide
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not a moment too soon!
headhunters
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From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
heavy
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
laughed
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From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
leaped
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
level
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From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
Like
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
made
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
matched
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From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
moment
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From this reading He was not a moment too soon!
move
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
noise
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a moment too soon!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
plain
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From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
plunged
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
pursuers
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From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
quickly
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
soon
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From this reading He was not a moment too soon!
spot
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From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
sprang
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From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
sure
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had Bomba been on a level plain, he could have laughed at his pursuers, for none of them matched him in fleetness of foot.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
too
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From this reading He was not a moment too soon!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
underbrush
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From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not a moment too soon!
way
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From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY Like a flash Bomba leaped to his feet and plunged into the underbrush.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when it came to forcing his way through the heavy brush, they could move almost as quickly as himself, and the noise he made would be a sure guide to his pursuers.
yell
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From this reading With a yell, the headhunters sprang toward the spot where he had been but a moment before.
