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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 I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
all
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
Az
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
beasts
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
broke
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
brutes
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From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
carried
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From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
cliff
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
closed
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From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
day
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
fiords
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
fled
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
flying
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From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
hate
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From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
hideous
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
jaws
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From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
Just
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From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
leaped
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From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
massive
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From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
momentum
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From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
much
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From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
narrow
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
own
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From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
reached
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From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
records
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
rocky
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
runner
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From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have never been much of a runner; I hate running.
shoulder
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From this reading He leaped and closed his massive jaws upon my shoulder.
smithereens
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
Sojar
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
spit
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
sprinter
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
two
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The momentum of his flying body, added to that of my own, carried the two of us over the cliff.
verge
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From this reading Just as I reached the verge of the cliff the foremost of the brutes was upon me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
world's
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From this reading But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world’s records it was I that day when I fled before those hideous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
