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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 In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
Alcove
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
all
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
almost
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Something within his head spun rapidly around.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
beasts
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From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
became
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He felt his knees giving weakly beneath him.
black
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
Clinging
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From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
collapsed
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
condition
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
dared
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From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
defenseless
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
direction
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From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
dizzy
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
eyes
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
felt
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From this reading He felt his knees giving weakly beneath him.
filled
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
giving
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From this reading He felt his knees giving weakly beneath him.
grating
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From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
head
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From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
hysterical
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
knees
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From this reading He felt his knees giving weakly beneath him.
limp
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
lions
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
nauseated
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
practically
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
rapidly
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From this reading Something within his head spun rapidly around.
realized
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
Smith-Oldwick
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something within his head spun rapidly around.
spun
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From this reading Something within his head spun rapidly around.
state
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
terror
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
then
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
turn
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From this reading Clinging to the grating for support he dared not turn his head in the direction of the beasts behind him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
verging
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
very
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From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
weakened
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From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
weakly
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From this reading He felt his knees giving weakly beneath him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became very dizzy and nauseated and then suddenly all went black before his eyes as his limp body collapsed at the foot of the grating.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the Alcove As Smith-Oldwick realized that he was alone and practically defenseless in an enclosure filled with great lions he was, in his weakened condition, almost in a state verging upon hysterical terror.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Something within his head spun rapidly around.
