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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 We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
cabin
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
call
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
cane-brake
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From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
carrying
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
close
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
coat-sleeve
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
concealment
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
dog
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
drawing
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
edge
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From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
few
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From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
followed
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
forehead
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
grape-vine
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
guns
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
horse
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
led
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
man
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
masterly
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
minutes
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From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
out
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
panted
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
piece
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
presently
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
prison
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
ran
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
reached
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From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
reconnoiter
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From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
safe
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
satisfied
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
shoulder
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
sight
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
slung
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From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
sprang
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From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
strategy
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From this reading “I call this a masterly piece of strategy,” panted Tom, drawing his coat-sleeve across his forehead.
teeth
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
there
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From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
Tom
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
up
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
valise
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a man, dog, or even a horse in sight; and having satisfied ourselves on this point, we sprang out of our concealment, and ran toward the cabin.
way
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From this reading Tom led the way up the grape-vine, carrying the valise in his teeth.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We reached the edge of the cane-brake in a few minutes, and there we stopped to reconnoiter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I followed close behind him, with both guns slung over my shoulder, and presently we found ourselves safe in our prison again.
