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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 Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
approach
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
brown
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
brute
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
Cave
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
ceased
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
chattering
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
chilled
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
Cold
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
dank
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
day
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
fell
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
fled
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
flood
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
following
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
full
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
Germans
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
heat
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
hoped
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
hours
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
jungle
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
Kudu
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
lasted
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
Lion's
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
lions
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From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
Manu
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
mazes
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
monkey
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
moved
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
much
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
obliterated
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
onward
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
panthers
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From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
pass
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From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
pick
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
plain
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
rain
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
rose
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
savage
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
scolded
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
second
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
shivering
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
shone
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
soggy
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
south
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
spirits
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
steadily
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
sullen
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
sun
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
surly
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
Tarmangani
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From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
Tarzan
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
Tarzan's
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
threaded
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
torrents
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
trail
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
trees
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From this reading Manu, the monkey, shivering and chattering in the dank trees, scolded and fled at his approach.
twenty-four
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From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
unmolested
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From this reading Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
up
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Lion's Cave The rain lasted for twenty-four hours and much of the time it fell in torrents so that when it ceased, the trail he had been following was entirely obliterated.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cold and uncomfortable--it was a savage Tarzan who threaded the mazes of the soggy jungle.
wide
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From this reading When the sun shone again upon the second day and a wide, open plain let the full heat of Kudu flood the chilled, brown body, Tarzan's spirits rose; but it was still a sullen, surly brute that moved steadily onward into the south where he hoped again to pick up the trail of the Germans.
