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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 Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
broad
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From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
brushwood
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
came
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From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
CAVE
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
deer
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
difficult
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
em
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From this reading "Five or six of 'em."
Five
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From this reading "Five or six of 'em."
follow
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
fronting
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From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
full
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
grand
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
hand
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From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
hill
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From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
hollow
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From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
hunt
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
instituted
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
lake
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
led
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
miss
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
occasionally
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
Once
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
opposite
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Five or six of 'em."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
pointing
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From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
prints
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
rather
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
recovered
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
rocks
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
rocky
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
see
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From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
shore
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
six
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From this reading "Five or six of 'em."
small
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From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
some
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From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They passed over one small hill and then came to a broad hollow, fronting something of a mountain.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
then
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
tracks
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
trail
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From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN The opposite shore of the lake was rocky and full of brushwood, and it was rather difficult to follow the deer tracks, which occasionally led directly across the rocks.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
Whopper
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From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I see some deer!" cried Whopper, pointing with his hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once in a while they would miss the trail and then a grand hunt for prints would be instituted, until the trail was recovered.
