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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 She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
air
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
alike
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
back
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From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
belly
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
blindness
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
bush
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From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
capture
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
chaos
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
close
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
crouched
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From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
DARKNESS
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
Day
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
days
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
deepening
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From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
down
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
endless
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
evening
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From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
faith
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
fallen
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
followed
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
Gray
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
hours
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From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
Kazan
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
knew
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
lay
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
loneliness
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
mate
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
McTrigger
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
moonlight
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From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
night
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
now
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
out
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From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
river
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From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
Sandy
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
sensed
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From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
shadows
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From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
shot
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From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
sniffing
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
stars
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From this reading She sensed the first deepening shadows of evening, and she knew that the stars were out, and that the river lay in moonlight.
sun
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From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
terror
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
thousand
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
times
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
waiting
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From this reading For hours after the shot she crouched in the bush back from the river, waiting for him to come to her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Day and night were alike an endless chaos of darkness to her now, but she knew when the sun went down.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
whining
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From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
Wolf
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From this reading ALONE IN DARKNESS Never had the terror and loneliness of blindness fallen upon Gray Wolf as in the days that followed the shooting of Kazan and his capture by Sandy McTrigger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had faith that he would come, as he had come a thousand times before, and she lay close on her belly, sniffing the air, and whining when it brought no scent of her mate.
