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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 TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
action
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
aim
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
bear
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
brute
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
close
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
concerning
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
cowboy
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
crushed
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
Dave
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
doing
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
dropped
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From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
fired
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
followed
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From this reading Then he fired a second shot, and followed this up with a third.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
forepaws
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
Hank
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
hardly
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
hold
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From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
killed
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
loud
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From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
more
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
pain
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From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
powerful
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
quick
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
raised
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
realized
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
RESCUE
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
ribs
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
rifle
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
saw
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
second
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From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
shaggy
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
shot
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From this reading Then he fired a second shot, and followed this up with a third.
Snogger's
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
snort
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From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
squeeze
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From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
swung
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From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
Then
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From this reading Then he fired a second shot, and followed this up with a third.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he fired a second shot, and followed this up with a third.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
up
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From this reading Then he fired a second shot, and followed this up with a third.
uttering
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From this reading At the first shot the bear dropped his hold and swung around, uttering a loud snort of pain as he did so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO THE RESCUE----CONCLUSION It was a time for quick action and nobody realized this more than did Dave, as he saw the shaggy brute close in on the cowboy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With hardly a second thought concerning what he was doing, Dave raised his rifle, took quick aim and fired at the bear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One squeeze of those powerful forepaws and Hank Snogger's ribs would be crushed in and he would be killed.
