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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 When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
air
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From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
all
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
ambush
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
antelopes
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
Curious
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
denouement
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
direction
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The others imitated him in every movement.
eyes
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
file
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
following
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
gazing
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
hundred
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From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
hunters
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
imitated
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From this reading The others imitated him in every movement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
leader
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
lie
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
like
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
marching
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
movement
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From this reading The others imitated him in every movement.
necks
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
new
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
objects
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
others
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From this reading The others imitated him in every movement.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
outstretched
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
protruded
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
quiet
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
single
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
slowly
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
sniffed
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From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
soldiers
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
steadfastly
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
strange
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From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
turned
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From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The antelopes had all turned in the track of their leader, and were following him in the new direction, like soldiers marching in single file.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
willows
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They went slowly, with outstretched necks and eyes protruded, gazing steadfastly on the strange objects before them.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
witness
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From this reading Curious to witness the _denouement_, our hunters continued to lie quiet in their ambush among the willows.
wolves
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From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
yards
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From this reading When within a hundred yards or so of the wolves, the leader stopped, and sniffed the air.
