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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 But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
any
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
bad
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
bank
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
benches
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
bog-hole
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
CAMP
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From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY.
clay
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
climbing
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
ENEMY
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From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
excessive
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
feet
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
firmness
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
flats
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
getting
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
glue
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
got
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
greased
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
gumbo
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
held
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
helter-skelter
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
high
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
hill
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
hoof-pressure
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
horses
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
hung
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
knees
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
lay
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
like
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
meant
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
men
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From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
moisture
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
much
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
near
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From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
noon
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From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
opened
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
opposite
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
pole
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
porous
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
purse
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
reward
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
saturated
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
slide
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
soaked
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
springy
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
steepness
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
succeeding
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
swallowed
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
swimming
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
tablelands
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From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
then
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From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
there
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
tolerably
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
top
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
turf
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
up
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
water
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From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
well
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From this reading On the high benches it was not so bad for the springy, porous turf soaked up the excessive moisture and held its firmness tolerably well.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Between the succeeding tablelands lay gumbo flats where the saturated clay hung to the feet of our horses like so much glue, or opened under hoof-pressure and swallowed them to the knees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But every bank of any steepness meant a helter-skelter slide to its foot, with either a bog-hole or swimming water when we got there, and getting up the opposite hill was like climbing a greased pole--except that there was no purse at the top to reward our perseverance.
worked
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From this reading From then until near noon we worked our passage if ever men did.
