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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 After a while Patwal was reached.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while Patwal was reached.
allowing
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
CAMP
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From this reading OUT IN CAMP.
chiefly
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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
connected
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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
conversation
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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
converse
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
father
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
following
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
Harold
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
HARTLEY
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT IN CAMP.
mission
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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
MR
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From this reading MR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
OUT
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From this reading OUT IN CAMP.
pace
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
Patwal
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
proceeded
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
reached
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From this reading After a while Patwal was reached.
sais
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
slow
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
son
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
subjects
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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
tattu
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
together
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
walked
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
way
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From this reading HARTLEY and his son proceeded on their way towards Patwal, the slow pace of the tattu allowing them to converse together, as Harold walked beside his father, the sais following behind on foot.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while Patwal was reached.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.
work
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From this reading The conversation was chiefly on subjects connected with mission work.