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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 They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
aside
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
away
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
beast
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From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
boys
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
breast
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From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
bring
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
came
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
cameras
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
consequently
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
distance
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
dozen
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
enough
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
fairly
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From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
feet
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
fifty
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
fight
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
fox
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
FOXES
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
front
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
gleaming
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
hunters
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
impossible
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
just
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
lads
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
lake
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
less
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
made
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
manner
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
Ordinarily
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
play
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
rocks
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
run
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
rushing
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
shot
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From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
shotguns
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
shove
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
showed
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
shudder
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
Snap
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
snapping
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
snarling
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
spur
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
teeth
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
three
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
trigger
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
turned
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The shot was a fairly good one, for it took the beast just under the breast.
viciously
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From this reading They came on snapping and snarling viciously and with their teeth gleaming in a manner that made the boys shudder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
weapon
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From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Snap was the first of the three to bring his weapon into play, and he pulled the trigger when the fox was less than a dozen feet away.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE TWO FOXES Ordinarily the foxes would have turned and run away, but, with the lake behind them, this was impossible, consequently they showed fight.
yards
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
young
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From this reading Fortunately for the young hunters the distance from the spur of rocks to where the lads stood was over fifty yards, so, as the foxes came rushing on, they had just time enough to shove aside their cameras and bring their shotguns to the front.
