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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 red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
Andrew
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
approached
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
ate
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From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
away
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
bannock
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From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
black
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
busied
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
came
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
camp
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
Carnally
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
dark
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
down
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
EMPTY
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
faces
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
failed
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From this reading He knew they had failed and words were superfluous.
figure
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
firelight
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
flickering
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
FLOUR-BAG
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
frying-pan
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From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
gave
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getting
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
glance
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
glanced
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From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
glow
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
Graham's
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
guided
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew they had failed and words were superfluous.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
knew
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From this reading He knew they had failed and words were superfluous.
lighted
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From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
looking
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
out
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
pass
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
pipe
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From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
quick
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
red
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
saw
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
search
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
small
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From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
spruce
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
superfluous
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From this reading He knew they had failed and words were superfluous.
supper
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ate the small bannock he took from the frying-pan, and Andrew glanced about the camp when he had lighted his pipe.
trunks
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From this reading A red glow, flickering among the spruce trunks, guided them down the pass, and they saw Graham's figure, black against the firelight, as they approached the camp.
turned
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From this reading He was standing up, looking out for them, but they came on in silence and after a quick glance at their faces he turned away and busied himself getting supper.
up
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
useless
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From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He knew they had failed and words were superfluous.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG When it was getting dark Andrew and Carnally gave up the useless search.
words
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From this reading He knew they had failed and words were superfluous.
