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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 There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
accustomed
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From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
adventure
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From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
back
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
beaten
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
bushes
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
cautiously
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
confess
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
conversing
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
cool-headed
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From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
crept
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
definitely
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
DESPATCH-BEARER
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From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
down
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
earth
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
emerging
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
encountered
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
four
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
fringe
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
general
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
gloom
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
groping
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
gruffly
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
heard
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
larger
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
locate
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
major
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
more
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
nerves
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
occupied
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
past
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
posted
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
road
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
row
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
saw
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
seeking
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
sentinels
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
several
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
silent
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
silhouette
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
slunk
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
some
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
space
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
species
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From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
spot
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
tent
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
tents
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
there
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From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
three
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
tingled
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From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
unlighted
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From this reading There was a little row of tents--three or four--back of the larger one occupied by the general; but these were unlighted and silent.
unobserved
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
voices
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From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER THE DESPATCH-BEARER I was cool-headed, and accustomed to this species of adventure, or I should never have been there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were sentinels posted about the tent; I saw the silhouette of one, and heard several voices conversing gruffly as I slunk past, yet could not definitely locate these last in the gloom.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
wheel-tracks
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From this reading I crept past them unobserved, emerging into a more open space, where my groping hands encountered wheel-tracks, and the beaten earth of a road.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, I confess my nerves tingled as I crept cautiously forward through the fringe of bushes, seeking the exact spot where the major had disappeared down what must have been some species of road.
