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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 ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
advanced
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
all
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
back
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
bank
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
blazed
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
bright
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
Brown
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
Brown's
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
came
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
clear
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
clothes
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
coloured
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
Cornelius
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From this reading Cornelius said excitedly.
crowded
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
dark
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
day
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
European
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
excitedly
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From this reading Cornelius said excitedly.
eyes
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
faces
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
figure
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
figures
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
fires
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
full
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
group
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
helmet
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s him; look! look!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
houses
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
knoll
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
knot
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s him; look! look!”
lustreless
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
man
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
men
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
midst
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
moment
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
motionless
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
observing
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
said
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From this reading Cornelius said excitedly.
saw
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
spring
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
sprung
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
That's
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From this reading “That’s him; look! look!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
then
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
up
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From this reading All Brown’s men had sprung up and crowded at his back with lustreless eyes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
very
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
vivid
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From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The group of vivid colours and dark faces with the white figure in their midst were observing the knoll.
west
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
white
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From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘To the very last moment, till the full day came upon them with a spring, the fires on the west bank blazed bright and clear; and then Brown saw in a knot of coloured figures motionless between the advanced houses a man in European clothes, in a helmet, all white.
