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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 They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
angry
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
anxious
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
barn
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
Bear
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
BOY
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From this reading THE INDIAN BOY.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
chagrined
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
concealed
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
cranny
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
daring
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
dialect
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
disappointed
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
ears
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
Ethan
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
Fanny
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
ferocious
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
find
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
foes
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
fugitives
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
hardly
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
harsh
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
heavy
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
hiding-place
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
human
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
impatient
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
INDIAN
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From this reading THE INDIAN BOY.
Indians
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
inferred
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
lay
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
Lean
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
more
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
motionless
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
nook
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
other
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
possibly
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
prominent
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
quick
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
reach
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
relentless
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
said
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
savages
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
searched
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From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
searching
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
silent
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
sound
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From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDIAN BOY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lay silent and motionless in their hiding-place, hardly daring to breathe, lest a sound should reach the quick ears of their relentless foes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
tones
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
voices
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From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Above the voices of the other savages, the harsh and heavy tones of Lean Bear were prominent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He spoke in the Indian dialect, and of course the anxious fugitives could not understand what he said; but he seemed to be angry and impatient, disappointed and chagrined; and Ethan and Fanny readily inferred that, as he was searching for them, he was the more ferocious because he could not find them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Indians searched in every nook and cranny of the barn where a human being could possibly be concealed.
