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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 A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
all
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From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
beast
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
bursting
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
coat
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
command
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
cooking
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From this reading And do we do all the cooking and washing-up ourselves, just like a picnic?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do we do all the cooking and washing-up ourselves, just like a picnic?
enough
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From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
feet
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
few
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
filled
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
flowering
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
followed
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
happens
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From this reading And what happens when we want to rest?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
Jill
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
just
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From this reading And do we do all the cooking and washing-up ourselves, just like a picnic?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
leaves
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
like
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From this reading And do we do all the cooking and washing-up ourselves, just like a picnic?
load
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
miserable
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
moved
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
neck
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
nibble
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
noiseless
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading And do we do all the cooking and washing-up ourselves, just like a picnic?
out
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
paces
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
pack-camel
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
picnic
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From this reading And do we do all the cooking and washing-up ourselves, just like a picnic?
prodded
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
readjust
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what happens when we want to rest?
rose
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
sharp
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
shrub
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
side
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
silky
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
skins
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
stretching
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
stroked
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
swaying
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
tail
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
want
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From this reading And what happens when we want to rest?
washing-up
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From this reading And do we do all the cooking and washing-up ourselves, just like a picnic?
water
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From this reading Jill followed the beast, stroked its silky coat, and prodded one of the water skins filled to bursting.
way
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From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And what happens when we want to rest?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what happens when we want to rest?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And what happens when we want to rest?
whisked
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will that be enough to last us all the way?
word
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From this reading A sharp word of command and the pack-camel rose, moved a few paces on its noiseless feet, swaying from side to side as though to readjust its load, whisked its miserable tail, and stretching out its long neck began to nibble the leaves of a flowering shrub.
