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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 _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
all
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
already
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length Hilary called a halt.
attempt
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
avoid
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
band
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
Battle
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
beat
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
bloodshot
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
called
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From this reading At length Hilary called a halt.
came
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
clothes
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
Dawn
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
desperate
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
destroy
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
detection
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
dotted
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
enemy
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
eyes
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
faint
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
fliers
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
foci
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
footsore
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
forth
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
found
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
fugitives
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
halt
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From this reading At length Hilary called a halt.
Hilary
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From this reading At length Hilary called a halt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
innumerable
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
irritant
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
lack
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
Last
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length Hilary called a halt.
little
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
Mercutians
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
mountains
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
out
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
Overhead
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
paling
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
patrols
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
putting
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
resources
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
revolt
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
seek
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From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
sharp
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
shredded
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
sky
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
sleep
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
sounds
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
still
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
struggling
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Mercutians were putting forth all their resources to seek out and destroy these irritant foci of revolt.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
thick-forested
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From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
thorns
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
thrashing
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Last Battle_ Dawn found the little band still struggling over the thick-forested mountains in a desperate attempt to avoid detection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
weary
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From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were footsore, weary, their clothes shredded by innumerable sharp thorns, their eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
woods
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From this reading Overhead, the paling sky was already dotted with the fliers of the Mercutians; faint sounds came to them of the clumsy thrashing of enemy patrols as they beat the woods for the fugitives.
