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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 Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
advance
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
afterwards
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
came
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
cents
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
channel
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
chum
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
complained
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
crawling
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
down
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
drop
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
entrance
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
flashlight
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
followed
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
Frank
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
going
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From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
Harry
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
head
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
held
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
Here
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
incline
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
Jack
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
larger
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
left
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
like
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
little
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
look
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
make
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
moment
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
much
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
narrow
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
near
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
Niagara
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
note
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
old
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
other
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
passed
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
paused
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
presently
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
Put
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
reached
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From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
situation
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
some
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From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
sourly
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
steeper
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
straight
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
suggested
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From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
take
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
then
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From this reading Here they paused for a moment to take note of the situation, and then passed down another incline, much steeper than the other.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
thirty
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
tunnels
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From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
turn
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From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
water
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From this reading “The water must have been going some when it reached this point,” Frank suggested.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Frank and Jack, when they left Harry near the entrance to the old channel, passed down the incline afterwards followed by their chum and presently came to the turn in the passage.
wish
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From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “I wish it had worn a little larger passage,” Jack complained, sourly, crawling head foremost into the narrow passage, his flashlight held in advance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Put in one straight drop, these tunnels would make Niagara look like thirty cents.”
