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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 Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
afterwards
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roar followed roar, as the landslide continued and more rocks fell.
away
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
become
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From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
brushwood
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
carrying
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Roar followed roar, as the landslide continued and more rocks fell.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
crash
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From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
crashing
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
crouching
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
Dave
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
deliverance
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
dirt
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
discovered
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
down
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
earth
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
encompassed
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
expected
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From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
fell
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From this reading Roar followed roar, as the landslide continued and more rocks fell.
followed
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From this reading Roar followed roar, as the landslide continued and more rocks fell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
heard
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
just
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
LANDSLIDE
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
many
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
miles
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
moment
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From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
more
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From this reading Roar followed roar, as the landslide continued and more rocks fell.
mountain
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
murmuring
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
peril
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
prayer
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
Roar
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From this reading Roar followed roar, as the landslide continued and more rocks fell.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
roaring
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
rock
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
rocks
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
rocky
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From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
safe
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
said
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
shook
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
side
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From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
slide
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From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The earth roared and shook, and it was said afterwards that the slide could be heard many miles away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
tomb
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From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
wall
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From this reading Down in the mine that he had but just discovered, Dave remained crouching against a wall of rock, murmuring a prayer for his safe deliverance from the peril that encompassed him.
walls
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From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANOTHER LANDSLIDE It was another landslide, crashing and roaring down the side of the mountain, carrying rocks, dirt, and brushwood before it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every moment he expected would be his last--that those rocky walls would crash in on him and become his tomb.
