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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 With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
accomplished
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From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
attention
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From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
attracting
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From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
Azad's
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
bounded
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cloud
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
desert
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dust
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
elation
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From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
feeling
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From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
Free
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get-away
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From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
Glancing
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From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
glorious
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From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
low
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
marking
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
men
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
more
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From this reading Free once more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
northward
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
off
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From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
once
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From this reading Free once more.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
progress
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
saw
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From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
shoulder
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steadily
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
streaming
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From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Azad’s men were streaming steadily northward, a low cloud of dust marking their progress.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a glorious feeling of elation I bounded off across the desert.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Glancing over my shoulder I saw that I had accomplished my get-away without attracting attention.