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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 soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
ahead
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
best
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
Canadian
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From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
difficult
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From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
effort
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From this reading His final effort in this line was a triumph.
English
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From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
Fenians
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
final
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From this reading His final effort in this line was a triumph.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
forests
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From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His final effort in this line was a triumph.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
kept
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From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
lantern
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
like
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
line
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From this reading His final effort in this line was a triumph.
maintain
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
maledictions
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
marching
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
military
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
obstruction
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
parks
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From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
presence
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
prisoners
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
put
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
some
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
soon
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From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
three
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
Tim
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
times
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
tried
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
trimly
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From this reading Canadian forests are not as trimly kept as English parks.
triumph
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From this reading His final effort in this line was a triumph.
tumbled
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
uttering
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
view
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
walked
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From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They soon found, however, that this was a difficult thing to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tim walked on ahead with the lantern, but three times he tumbled over some obstruction, and disappeared suddenly from view, uttering maledictions.
woods
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From this reading The Fenians, feeling that they had to put their best foot foremost in the presence of their prisoners, tried at first to maintain something like military order in marching through the woods.
