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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 After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
able
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
accustomed
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From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
all
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
almost
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
Beast
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
became
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From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
bottom
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
burden
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
danger
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From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
day
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
deep
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
dense
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
draught
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
drop
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
dully
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
exhausted
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
experience
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
felt
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
fruit
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
go
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
ground
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
hang
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
higher
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
immediate
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From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
indifferent
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
light
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
limp
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
liquid
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
lunch
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
march
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
mentally
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
mile
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
noon
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
north
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
out
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
parallel
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
passing
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
physically
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
presently
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From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
Purple
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
realized
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From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
regularly
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
route
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
said
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
scrub
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
set
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
silver
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
sky
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From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
Stalked
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
stream
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing, as I have said, continued to hang in the sky all day, and to drop regularly its burden of the silver liquid.
threatened
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From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
two
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
valley
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
water
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
weak
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From this reading Stalked by the Purple Beast So weak was I after that terrible experience that it was noon before I felt able to go on.
well
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From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Still I was feeling mentally limp--dully indifferent to what was passing about--and physically exhausted as well.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But presently I became accustomed to it, and realized that it threatened us with no immediate danger.
yellow
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From this reading After a light lunch of the yellow fruit, and a deep draught of water from a little stream that seemed almost parallel to our route of march for a mile or two, we retired to the higher ground where the scrub was not so dense as in the bottom of the valley, and set out for the north again.
