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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 Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
acquired
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
adroitly
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
afloat
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PURSUIT AGAIN.
aimed
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
all
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
almost
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
asseguy
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
beach
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
beached
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
canoes
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
creek
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
cut
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
despair
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
dexteritynounUS /dɛkˈstɛrəti/
skill in using the hands or body in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
distanced
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
down
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
ease
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
eight
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
fatal
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
force
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
friendly
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
fringe
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
glanced
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
Hartly
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
headlong
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
hunters
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
Jack
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
largest
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
lay
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
leap
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
leaves
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
lend
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
less
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
lightly
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
mangrove
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
minutes
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
moment
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
nearly
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
off
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
ostriches
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
other
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
pausing
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
possessed
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
precision
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
prostrated
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
pursued
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
PURSUIT
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From this reading PURSUIT AGAIN.
pushed
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
roving
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
rushed
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
sank
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
savage
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
setting
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
shivered
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
shoulder
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
shoulders
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
signs
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
sixteen
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
speed
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
sprang
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
swiftness
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
Then
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
thick
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From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
three
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
thrown
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
turf
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From this reading An asseguy, aimed with almost fatal precision, glanced over my left shoulder, and shivered as it sank into the turf beyond me.
two
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
war-club
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From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
water
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From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then a war-club, thrown with fatal force and dexterity, struck poor Hartly between the shoulders, and nearly prostrated him; but in less than two minutes we were in the creek, and had one of the largest canoes afloat.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "In, in, Jack--leap in!" cried Hartly, while he lightly and adroitly pushed the other three into the water, and setting them all afloat to cut off pursuit, sprang in after me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without pausing for a moment to express friendly or other signs, we rushed down with headlong speed towards the creek, where the canoes lay beached upon the thick fringe of mangrove leaves, and eight of the sixteen hunters pursued us; but notwithstanding the swiftness of foot they possessed--a swiftness acquired by a savage and roving life--we distanced them with ease, for despair seemed to lend us the strength and speed of ostriches as we rushed towards the beach.
