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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 Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
all
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
ape-man
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
Apes
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
attack
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From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
away
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
back
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
bait
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From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
Bertha
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
bronze
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
capture
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
captured
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
circle
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
clearing
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
companion
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
cook
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
crouching
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
days
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
depended
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From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
distance
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
early
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
edge
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
fish
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
frighten
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
girl
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
hook
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From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
hours
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
how
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
hunting
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
hut
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
infinite
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
Kircher
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
knew
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
large
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
leisurely
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
lieutenant
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
Motionless
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
movement
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
night
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
north
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
now
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
only
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
opportunity
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
overhung
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
own
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From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
patience
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
Pisah
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
quickness
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From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
Reward
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
river
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
slightest
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From this reading The slightest movement would frighten him away and only by infinite patience might he be captured at all.
spent
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
statue
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
suddenness
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From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
swinging
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
Tarzan
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
tree
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
two
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
Usanga's
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
waiting
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
wary
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
water's
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From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
well
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
wide
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
wily
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From this reading Motionless as a bronze statue was the wily ape-man, for well he knew how wary is Pisah, the fish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had spent the night in a large tree that overhung the river only a short distance from the clearing, and now in the early morning hours he was crouching at the water's edge waiting for an opportunity to capture Pisah, the fish, thinking that he would take it back with him to the hut where the girl could cook it for herself and her companion.
young
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From this reading Usanga's Reward For two days Tarzan of the Apes had been hunting leisurely to the north, and swinging in a wide circle, he had returned to within a short distance of the clearing where he had left Bertha Kircher and the young lieutenant.
