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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 This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
any
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From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
case
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
closing
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
cloud-barred
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
companion
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From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
dark
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
desolate
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
dimness
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
distance
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
Dusk
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
dying
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
enter
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From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
fading
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
fast
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
few
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From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
floundered
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
forbidding
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
George
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
Grant
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
grass
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
hid
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
hidden
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
hired
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
horses
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
hung
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
light
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
LIQUOR-RUNNERS
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
looking
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From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
man
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
moments
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From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
prairie
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
reached
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
removed
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
seen
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From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
sent
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
sky
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
sloo
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
some
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
tethered
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
Then
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not think any one could have seen him and his companion enter it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This done, George stood still for a few moments, looking about.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
trees
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From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
undergrowth
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From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he and the man floundered through the undergrowth until they reached the sloo, where they hid themselves among the grass at some distance from the case, which had not been removed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
wood
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From this reading A dark, cloud-barred sky hung over the prairie, which was fast fading into dimness; the wood looked desolate and forbidding in the dying light.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LIQUOR-RUNNERS Dusk was closing in when George and the hired man whom Grant had sent with him reached the bluff and tethered their horses where they would be hidden among the trees.
