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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 Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
age-old
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
aroused
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
arrive
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
beasts
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
birds
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
cave
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
ceiling
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
commented
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
companions
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
creatures
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
crude
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
curiosity
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
deeply
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
evidence
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
explanation
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
extinct
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
fireplace
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
fires
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
form
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
forms
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
gave
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
harbored
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
hieroglyphics
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
hotel
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
interest
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
Jurassic
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
knives
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
latter
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
looking
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
made
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
manlike
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
many
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
more
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
most
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
only
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
other
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
outlines
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
past
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From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
points
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
possibly
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
primitive
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
read
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
recently
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
record
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
register
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
Remnants
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
reptiles
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
rock
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
Scratched
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
smoke
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
some
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
sometimes
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
soot
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
strange
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
suggesting
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
Tarzan's
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
then
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
times
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
too
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From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some of the more recently made hieroglyphics Tarzan's companions read with interest and commented upon, and then with the points of their knives they too added to the possibly age-old record of the blackened walls.
walls
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From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
weird
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From this reading Scratched in the soot, and sometimes deeply into the rock beneath, were strange hieroglyphics and the outlines of beasts and birds and reptiles, some of the latter of weird form suggesting the extinct creatures of Jurassic times.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Remnants of a crude, rock fireplace remained and the walls and ceiling were blackened with the smoke of many fires.
world's
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From this reading Tarzan's curiosity was aroused, but the only explanation at which he could arrive was that he was looking upon possibly the world's most primitive hotel register.
