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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 A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
additional
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From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
appeals
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
appeared
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From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
assembled
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
assisting
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From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
bank
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
Calling
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From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
canoe
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
company
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
cross
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
endeavoured
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From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
find
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From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
fort
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
Four
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From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
frantic
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
frightened
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
girls
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
heard
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
Indians
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From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
late
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
men
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
now
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
only
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
opposite
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
other
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From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
piteous
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
prisoners
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
PURSUIT
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
quickly
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
rushed
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From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
screams
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
seized
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From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
shore
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
some
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From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
spite
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
stream
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
swim
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From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
too
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
unable
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From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
unfortunate
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
venture
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From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PURSUIT The screams of the terrified girls were plainly heard at the fort.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The men from the fort who were standing on the bank of the stream were unable to cross, the only canoe being now on the opposite shore.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Four additional Indians appeared and, assisting their comrades, seized the girls and with them rushed into the wilderness.
women
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From this reading A little company of frightened women and frantic men quickly assembled upon the bank, but in spite of the piteous appeals it was too late to help the unfortunate prisoners.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Calling to one another, the men endeavoured to find some one who would venture to swim to the other shore.
