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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 In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
aim
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
all
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
bare
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
beast
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
close
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
clumps
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
country
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
day
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
expired
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
extended
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
eye
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
far
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
feel
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
fell
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
few
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
fired
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
forest
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
guns
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
Harry
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
head
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
hill-top
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
home
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
indeed
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
journeying
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
level
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
lions
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
many
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
met
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
most
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
neck
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
now
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
obliged
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
only
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
others
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
overlooking
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
people
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
places
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
position
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
reach
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
really
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
rifle
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
sandy
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
setting
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
shot
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
simplest
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
some
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
sometimes
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
soon
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
steady
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From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
stretch
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
sun
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
then
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
there
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
too
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
treeless
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
trees
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From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
vast
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From this reading They found themselves one day on a hill-top, overlooking a vast stretch of level country that extended towards the then setting sun as far as the eye could reach.
Very
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From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
west
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Very few, however, fell to the guns, for the simplest of all reasons, they only fired when really obliged to.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In some places it seemed bare and sandy, while in others there were clumps of forest trees, but for the most part it was treeless.
wild
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From this reading In journeying on and on, ever towards the west, Harry and his people had met with many a wild beast; sometimes, indeed, they were far too close to lions to feel quite at home with their position.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harry now took steady aim with his rifle and shot it through the neck, close to the head, and soon after it expired.
