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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 They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
anywhere
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From this reading There were no indications of strife anywhere.
away
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
back
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
boys
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
break
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From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
brightly
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
camp
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
crag
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
darted
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
difficult
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
disappeared
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
distance
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
group
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
indications
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From this reading There were no indications of strife anywhere.
Jimmie
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
jutted
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
long
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
looked
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From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
loose
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From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
made
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From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
moon
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
mountains
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
Ned
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From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no indications of strife anywhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were no indications of strife anywhere.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
only
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
others
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From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
out
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
perplexity
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From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
proceeded
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
rocks
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From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
route
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
shining
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
sounds
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From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
started
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From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
stillness
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From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
stopped
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From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
strife
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From this reading There were no indications of strife anywhere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
There
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From this reading There were no indications of strife anywhere.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were no sounds to break the stillness save those made by the boys in their passage over the loose rocks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
tracks
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From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no indications of strife anywhere.
west
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From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the boys started back over the long and difficult route to the camp, the moon was shining brightly on the mountains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had proceeded only a short distance when Jimmie darted away from the group and disappeared behind a crag which jutted out to the west.
wonder
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From this reading Ned and the others stopped in their tracks and looked about in wonder and perplexity.
