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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 For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
almost
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From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
amity
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
arrows
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
boldly
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
Bomba
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
bows
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
bulging
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
came
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
created
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
disconcerted
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From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
dropped
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
earth
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
effect
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
extended
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
eyes
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
former
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
gaped
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
goodwill
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
HANDSplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
hastily
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
hiding
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
jaws
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
moment
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
motion
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
natives
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From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
now
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
others
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
out
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
palms
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
permit
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
place
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
raised
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
savages
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
some
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
spears
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
startling
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
steadily
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
stepped
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
stupefaction
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From this reading For a moment the savages gaped at him in stupefaction, eyes bulging, jaws dropped.
sudden
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Bomba had been almost as disconcerted by his sudden betrayal as the natives themselves.
Then
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From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then some of them raised their spears and others hastily fitted arrows to their bows.
token
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
tremulous
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
TRIBE
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
up
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From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF THE TRIBE The effect created by the sudden appearance of Bomba was startling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But now, as steadily as the tremulous motion of the earth would permit, he stepped boldly out of his former hiding place with hands up and palms extended, as a token that he came in amity and goodwill.
