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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 “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
air
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
any
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The soldiers were busy in the woods and around the forges.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
back
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From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
busy
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From this reading The soldiers were busy in the woods and around the forges.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
came
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
comic
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
cramped
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
don't
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
eat
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From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
escape
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From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
forges
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From this reading The soldiers were busy in the woods and around the forges.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
fuss
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
git
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
go
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
hour
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From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The soldiers were busy in the woods and around the forges.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
lay
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
like
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
more
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
move
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
nearly
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
noon
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
once
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
position
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
puzzled
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
Rolf
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
said
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
shock
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers were busy in the woods and around the forges.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
suffering
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
suggestion
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From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
Sylvanne
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
temporary
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From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
there
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
thirst
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
up
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
utterly
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From this reading He lay there till nearly noon suffering more and more from the cramped position and thirst, and utterly puzzled as to the next move.
want
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was temporary relief, but left no suggestion of complete escape.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The soldiers were busy in the woods and around the forges.
whar
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From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
woods
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From this reading The soldiers were busy in the woods and around the forges.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In half an hour it would be noon and they might come back to eat.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “When ye don't like whar ye air, git up without any fuss, and go whar ye want to be,” was what Sylvanne once said to him, and it came to Rolf with something like a comic shock.
