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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 She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
accompany
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
afield
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From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
always
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
ambition
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
animals
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
antelope
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
aught
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
bow
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
camp
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
caught
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
certain
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
circling
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
colder
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
crept
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
crossed
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
cunning
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
deer
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
fallen
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
far
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
flesh
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
food
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From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
ford
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
forest
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
further
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From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
get
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
give
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
glimpses
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
gut
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
hide
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
hunt
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From this reading It was to this place that she went to hunt them.
hunted
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
invaluable
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
knew
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
listen
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
menace
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
now
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From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
often
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
panther
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
pausing
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
personification
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
place
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From this reading It was to this place that she went to hunt them.
prove
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
rainy
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
rodents
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
search
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From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
season
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
spear
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
spot
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
stealth
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
stream
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was to this place that she went to hunt them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was to this place that she went to hunt them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
up
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From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
wary
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From this reading She had caught glimpses of these wary animals and was sure that they always crossed the stream at a certain spot above her camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
weather
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From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went further afield now in search of food.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the stealth and cunning of a panther she crept through the forest, circling about to get up wind from the ford, pausing often to look and listen for aught that might menace her--herself the personification of a hunted deer.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So far nothing but rodents had fallen to her spear--her ambition was an antelope, since beside the flesh it would give her, and the gut for her bow, the hide would prove invaluable during the colder weather that she knew would accompany the rainy season.
