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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 He would have feared a decoy, a trap.
all
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
anguish
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
awful
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
blood-curdling
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
BOA
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
Bomba
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
bow
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
circumstances
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
coils
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From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
cold
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
color
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From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
constrictor
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From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
CONSTRICTOR'S
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
decoy
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From this reading He would have feared a decoy, a trap.
eyes
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
feared
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From this reading He would have feared a decoy, a trap.
FOLDS
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
genuine
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
giant
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From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
hesitated
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
hurried
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
Indian
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From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
jungle
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
little
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
man
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From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
met
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
moment
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
muster
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
opening
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
other
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
proceeded
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
ran
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
reached
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
rushed
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
scream
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
shriek
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
sight
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From this reading In a moment he had reached a little opening in the jungle, and his blood ran cold at the sight that met his eyes.
speed
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
spot
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From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
struggling
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From this reading A man, by his color an Indian, was struggling in the coils of a giant boa constrictor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
terror
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
there
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
trap
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From this reading He would have feared a decoy, a trap.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
unslinging
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From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR’S FOLDS Under other circumstances Bomba might have hesitated before he rushed to the spot from which that scream proceeded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there was such genuine terror, such awful anguish in that blood-curdling shriek that he hurried with all the speed he could muster, unslinging his bow as he ran.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have feared a decoy, a trap.
