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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 Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
alarmed
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From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
almost
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
approached
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
aware
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
Badeau
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
believed
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
coming
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From this reading Indeed the man scarcely seemed to be aware of the coming of the young trapper.
companion
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
evidence
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
excitement
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
expression
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
face
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
fact
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
friend
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed the man scarcely seemed to be aware of the coming of the young trapper.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your name?”
Jean
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
lost
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
man
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
moment
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From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is your name?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
once
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
place
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
Puzzled
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From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
recognition
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
Reuben
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
said
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From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
scarcely
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From this reading Indeed the man scarcely seemed to be aware of the coming of the young trapper.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed the man scarcely seemed to be aware of the coming of the young trapper.
slightly
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From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
speedily
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
started
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
strange
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From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
then
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From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
there
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From this reading As he approached he was speedily aware that if the man before him was his lost friend there was no evidence of recognition of that fact in the expression of his face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
trapper
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From this reading Indeed the man scarcely seemed to be aware of the coming of the young trapper.
unmindful
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From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your name?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his excitement Reuben, almost unmindful of his companion, started at once toward the place where the man whom he believed to be Jean Badeau was standing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Puzzled and slightly alarmed by the strange appearance of the man, Reuben stopped a moment and then said: “Who are you?
young
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From this reading Indeed the man scarcely seemed to be aware of the coming of the young trapper.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your name?”
